This paper by Prayas Energy Group exposes the hidden subsidies enjoyed by users of cars and two wheelers, thus marginalizing the needier sections. It uses a case study of urban transport in Pune to show that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car or a two-wheeler user.
This paper challenges the population perception that urban public transport, especially bus services in the country are subsidized while cars and two-wheelers are not. It demonstrates through a case study of urban transport in Pune, that a bus user is much less subsidized than a car user or a two-wheeler user when all costs imposed by transport modes are considered. In the process, it also examines some issues regarding municipal budgeting in the cities.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/unravelling-myths-about-subsidies-urban-transport-case-study-pune
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ashok-sreenivas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/girish-sant
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/prayas-energy-group
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-transport
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-transport
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cars
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congestion
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traffic-accidents
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-t
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicles
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/two-wheelers
