Abstract
India's total population has added 181 million dwellers in a decade of 2001-2011 and stood at 1,210.19 million (Census of India, 2011). Of this total population, urban population accounts for 31.2% and home to five megacities with 10 million plus population (United Nation, 2016). The cities are likely to generate 70% of the GDP by 2030 from the 58% in 2008 (McKinsey Global Institute, 2010) which will place pressure on the municipal bodies to meet the needs of basic infrastructure and services. Transport being an important part of urban services is required to be reliable, safe, efficient, accessible and affordable for all. However, the current state of urban transport system in India is found to be deficient, compared to global standards of sustainability. The paper is an attempt to explore the various urban transport policies, identifying the issues in the implementation and putting forward some short to long term solutions.
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