based on govt approach for the development of the country and describes on the steps taken for improving the transport system in india

1. By Prapanja
VIII

2. Green Revolution
1950 – 1957 50.8 MT
1970 – 71 108 MT
1980 – 81 130 MT
1996 – 97 198 MT
More Than Four Times In 50
Years
Average Yield Of Crops Per
Hectare Less Than Half -
Developed

3. Rural Development
National Food For Work Programme
Community Development Programme
National Rural Employment Scheme

4. Development Programmes
Intgrated Rural
Development Programme
Drought Prone Areas
Programme
Minimum NeedS
Programme
Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojna
Indira Awaz Yojna
Rajiv Gandhi National Water
Mission
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar
Yojna

5. Industry: Basic – Iron, Steel Power
Public Sector – Covers Areas Which Are Too Important Or
Not Profitable Enough To Leave To The Market
National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL)
Steel Authority Of India Limited(SAIL)
Gas and Oil Corporation Of India

6. Railways And Postal System
1960s & 1970s
 Shortage Of Foreign Exchange
 Government Severely Restricted Import Of Goods
 Encouraged Entrepreneurs – Manufacture Goods Indigenously
 Quality Of Goods Improved With Time , Experience
 Indian Industrialists Encourage To Import
1. Technical Knowhow
2. Enter Foreign Collaboration To Manufacture Equipment Locally+
 1991 New Industrial Policy And Economic Reforms

7. New Policy :
Power
Telecommunication
Aviation
Opened to private Sector

8. Economic Reforms
 Brought Foreign Competition
 Expansion – Production Of Fast Moving Consumer Goods
 Industrial Sector
1. 30% Of GDP
2. 17% Of Total Workforce
3. 1/3 in Household Industries

9. Roadways :
Second Largest Network – World
National Highway
State Highways
District Roads
Other Roads
(Urban , Village , Panchayat)

10. National Highway Authority of
India (NHAI)
Total Length Of The Roads 3.01 KM
National Highways 34,608 KM
State Highways 128,622 KM
Street , Lanes 2,737,080 KM

11. National Highways
70% Freight
85% Passenger Traffic
NH 7 – Largest Varnasi Kanyakumari 2369 KM
On Going Massive Project ‘Golden Quadricateral’
5,846 KM of Four/Six Lane
Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai

12. Railways :
Largest Railway Network – Single
Management
Biggest Employer In The World
Domestic International Trade – Rely on
Railways

13. Steps Taken to Improve Line
Efficacy on Railways
Plans Dedicated Freight Corridors
High Speed Passenger Corridor 300 To 350
KM/Hr
Four Regions
Meter – Broad Gauge 11th Year Plan

14. Ports
India’s Coast Line 5,472 KM
Importance To Shipping
Expansion Modernisation Of Ports 2007
12 Major Ports, 181 Minor Ports

15. Aviation :
Modernisation Expansion Of Airports
At Least 500 Operational Airports By 2020
Modernisation Of Airports – Delhi , Mumbai , Kolkatta
, Chennai 35 Non – Metros

16. Importance Of Transport :
Goods To Markets
Raw Materials To Factories
People – Place To Place
Globalisation Of Markets International Economic Intregration
Economic Competition Increased Importance Of Transport
To – Day’s World Effective Transport Is Indispensable For
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