Maha fleet puts on flop show
Transport ministry report paints a grim picture of state’s bus service when it comes to performance and accidents
The report card of public transport bus undertakings is out. The latest progress report of state transport undertakings compiled by Union transport ministry has Maharashtra, with six public transport undertakings, leading in fleet of buses across India, but worse in performance and accidents.
While BEST is the second highest loss making body in the country, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is the country’s third-highest profit making body.
Among the states, Maharashtra had the largest fleet of 23,261 buses, followed by Andhra Pradesh (21,802) while northeastern states like Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland had 50, 53 and 203 buses, respectively.
“Maharashtra public transport buses account for 19% of all reporting state road transport undertakings for 2010-11. It includes MSRTC, BEST Undertaking, Kolhapur Municipal Transport, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport, Pune Mahamandal and Thane Municipal Transport,’’ the report compiled by Arvind Kumar, adviser, transport research, said.
Amongst the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs), which reported their road accident related data, MSRTC had the highest number of road accidents (3,407 accidents), followed by Andhra Pradesh STC (2,879 accidents) and TN STC Ltd. (Villupuram) (1,625 accidents).
The four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu together account for around 70.4% of the total fleet held by 35 reporting state road transport undertakings.
Among the three highest loss making SRTUs, Delhi Transport leads the bandwagon with highest loss of Rs 2,286.54 crore, followed by BEST’s Rs381.38 crore and AP’s state transport of Rs268.81 crore. The largest decline in the proportion of fleet utilization was recorded by Navi Mumbai MT, declining from 68.5% in 2009-10 to 55.9% in 2010-11.
Among the three best SRTUs, Maharashtra ST buses ranked third in the country with a profit of Rs50.2 crore, while Bangalore Metropolitan transport ranked second with Rs50.35 crore. Karnataka state transport has topped the list with Rs62.05 crore profit.
The report states that if you compare internationally, India has one of the lowest vehicle ownership and bus penetration amongst some select developed countries and some developing countries.
Transport ministry report paints a grim picture of state’s bus service when it comes to performance and accidents
The report card of public transport bus undertakings is out. The latest progress report of state transport undertakings compiled by Union transport ministry has Maharashtra, with six public transport undertakings, leading in fleet of buses across India, but worse in performance and accidents.
While BEST is the second highest loss making body in the country, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is the country’s third-highest profit making body.
Among the states, Maharashtra had the largest fleet of 23,261 buses, followed by Andhra Pradesh (21,802) while northeastern states like Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland had 50, 53 and 203 buses, respectively.
“Maharashtra public transport buses account for 19% of all reporting state road transport undertakings for 2010-11. It includes MSRTC, BEST Undertaking, Kolhapur Municipal Transport, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport, Pune Mahamandal and Thane Municipal Transport,’’ the report compiled by Arvind Kumar, adviser, transport research, said.
Amongst the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs), which reported their road accident related data, MSRTC had the highest number of road accidents (3,407 accidents), followed by Andhra Pradesh STC (2,879 accidents) and TN STC Ltd. (Villupuram) (1,625 accidents).
The four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu together account for around 70.4% of the total fleet held by 35 reporting state road transport undertakings.
Among the three highest loss making SRTUs, Delhi Transport leads the bandwagon with highest loss of Rs 2,286.54 crore, followed by BEST’s Rs381.38 crore and AP’s state transport of Rs268.81 crore. The largest decline in the proportion of fleet utilization was recorded by Navi Mumbai MT, declining from 68.5% in 2009-10 to 55.9% in 2010-11.
Among the three best SRTUs, Maharashtra ST buses ranked third in the country with a profit of Rs50.2 crore, while Bangalore Metropolitan transport ranked second with Rs50.35 crore. Karnataka state transport has topped the list with Rs62.05 crore profit.
The report states that if you compare internationally, India has one of the lowest vehicle ownership and bus penetration amongst some select developed countries and some developing countries.
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