Public Transport System- A Boon to National Development

Abstract

The more developed nation in the world exhibits an integrated system of transport networks and its modernity in clearly index of economic development of a country as well as a state. A strong and efficient public transport system has become a necessity for moving from one place to another and lifting goods from one area to another. In India every state has its public transport service system to connect within and one state to another, and in the absence of adequate Public transport services, multiple private operators also offering services in the form of mini bus service, shared taxi and auto -rickshaw etc. In the recent years increasing share of personal vehicles and declining shares of public transport led to the rising problems of air pollution, high emission rates, more dependency on fossil fuels and economic loss due to congestion and increasing travel time. This paper aims to highlight the issues and challenges of current Public Transport service System and try to provide some measures for the improvement of Public Transport service System. In India there are 54 state public sector transports out of which 7 are doing good keeping in view of the rising adverse impacts; several measures are required to bring about the improvement of Public transport.