Comprehensive Review of Transport Sector
Transport sector encompasses all modes of transport i.e. Railways, Shipping, Civil Aviation and Road Transport. The Government has set up a National Transport Development Policy Committee under the chairmanship of Shri Rakesh Mohan to comprehensively review the transport sector.
So far as this Ministry is concerned no recommendation of the Transport Policy Development Committee is pending for implementation.
Keeping in view the need of the road transport sector, the Government has already initiated necessary process to finalise a National Road Transport Policy. Comments of the States/UTs on the National Road Transport Policy recommended by a Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Shri D. Thangaraj, the then Principal Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka have been invited and also received from some of the States/UTs. Comments/views of the concerned line Ministries/Departments have also been received.
This information was provided by Shri R.P.N Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in the Rajya Sabha today.
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