Topic: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
5) National urban transport policy highlights on moving people instead of moving vehicles. Discuss critically the success of various policies of the government in this regard. (250 words)
Why this question:
The question intends to evaluate the policies of the government with respect to urban transport and in what way such policies have been successful in achieving the mandate of moving people and not just vehicles.
Key demand of the question:
The answer must discuss the vision of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) and in what way its ambitions are in the right direction. Discuss various government policies in this direction.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin with brief introduction of the National Urban Transport Policy .
Body:
Discussion should include the following:
The policy is to be critically analyzed vis-a-vis its achievement, challenges and various plans of the government.
Provide for a detailed perspective of public transport, explain that the need of the hour is to emphasize more on the movement of public transport and its facilitation; whereas, the government makes attempt for smoothening the roads and facilitation of vehicles, not necessarily the public transports.
List down government policies and programmes in this direction with recent examples.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
