Suggestions for the National Transportation Policy in line with the MVA, 2019

By: Rahul Das

The Context: The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently mentioned that India has the fastestgrowing cities in the world. While several social, economic and political mechanisms play a role in this growth, the population increase acts as the focal point. The combined population growth of Tier 1 cities in India between 1951 and 2021 (70 years) has been more than 700 per cent. The city of Bengaluru, say, for example, witnessed an increase in population from 29 lakhs in 1981 to a staggering 127 lakhs as of 2021 (World Population Review, 2021). Due to this substantial increase in the population of the city, the vehicle population also increased to around 80 lakhs in 2019 as compared to a mere 3 lakhs in 1981 (Deccan Herald, 2019)…