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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India relies mainly on buses for transportation, but they are being marginalised -T Ramachandran

India relies mainly on buses for transportation, but they are being marginalised -T Ramachandran

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published Published on Jul 30, 2016   modified Modified on Jul 30, 2016
-The Hindu

Though most in both urban and rural areas primarily rely on buses for travel, other kinds of vehicles, like two-wheelers and cars, dominate.

Buses (and trams) account for the bulk of the spending on travel in India, a sample survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) has revealed; yet buses constitute only a small fraction of the total number of vehicles on the roads. Though most people in both urban and rural areas primarily rely on buses for travel, other kinds of vehicles, like two-wheelers and cars, have come to overwhelmingly dominate the transportation scene over the years.

Though the NSSO survey did not take into account the monthly per capita expenses for travelling using the respondents' own vehicles, the percentage share of buses is strikingly high in both urban and rural areas. This, despite those living in urban areas spending a much larger amount on transportation than those in rural areas.

The survey revealed that spending on transportation accounts for a large share of the expenditure on services. The majority of households - 66 per cent in rural and 62 percent in urban areas had incurred expenditure on bus travel. But in terms of the budget share on bus transport, rural areas were ahead with 68 per cent. The spending on buses was about 10 per cent less in urban areas. The data covered travel expenses for a month. The survey on ‘Household Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods’ was conducted between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. A total of 7,969 villages and 6,048 urban blocks were surveyed.

Autorickshaws came next in terms of the spending priorities on transportation, both in rural and urban areas. Nearly half of urban households used autos compared to 38 per cent in rural areas.

Trains seemed to account for a very small fraction of expenditure, particularly in rural areas. In urban areas it accounted for about 13 per cent of the travel budget.

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The Hindu, 29 July, 2016, http://www.thehindu.com/data/india-relies-mainly-on-buses-for-transportation-but-they-are-being-marginalised/article8916992.ece?homepage=true


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