Important Transport Highway related agencies in India

Important Transport Highway related agencies in India
History, Functions, Changes made over year, Organizational structure, Agencies, Regional offices

1. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Important Transport Highway related agencies in India Er . Ramprasad Kumawat M.Tech

2. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways The  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India. Through its officers of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre it is responsible for the development of National Highways of the country. 

3. Road transport is a critical infrastructure for economic development of the country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. In India, roads are used to transport over 60 percent of the total goods and 85 percent of the passenger traffic.

4. History Creation The Department of War Transport was formed in July, 1942, by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into two Departments : Department of Posts Department of War Transport.

5. Functions The functions allocated to the Department of war Transport include Major Ports, Railways Priorities, utilization of road and water transport, Petrol rationing and Producer Gas . Broadly speaking, the functions of the War Transport Department were to coordinate the demands for transport in war time, Coastal Shipping and the administration and development of major ports. Later , the planning of export was undertaken as a corollary to the Departments control of transport priorities also.

6. Changes made over years 1957 : Department of War Transport was renamed as Ministry of Transport & Communications and Department of transport was placed under it. 1966: On 25 January, under President's order the Department of Transport, Shipping & Tourism was placed under Ministry of Transport and Aviation. 1967: On 13 March, the Ministry of Transport and Aviation was bifurcated into Ministry of Shipping and Transport and the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.

7. 1985: On 25 September, during reorganization the Ministry of Transport and Shipping became the Department of Surface Transport under the Ministry of Transport. 1986: On 22 October, the Department of Surface Transport under Ministry of Transport was renamed as Ministry of Surface Transport . 1999: On 15 October, Ministry of Surface Transport was subsequently re-organized into departments, namely Department of Shipping and Department of Road Transport and Highways.

8. 2000: On 17 November, the Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated into two Ministries namely Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Shipping. 2004: On 2 October, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport has again been merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways There are two departments under it: Department of Shipping Department of Road transport and Highways

9. Organizational structure The Ministry of Road Transport Highways ( MoRTH ) is structurally divided into Road wing, Transport Wing and its independent Finance Wing. Apart from these there is the Planning and Monitoring zone. The Secretary (Road Transport & Highways) is assisted by Director General (Road Development) & Special Secretary, Joint Secretary (Road Transport), Financial Advisor, Advisor (Transport Research). [3] Director General (Road Development) is responsible for Development & Maintenance of National Highways.

10. Joint Secretary looks after transport administration, public grievances, vigilance road safety and coordination & public relations. Accounts Wing is headed by the Chief Controller of Accounts who is responsible for accounts budget, work and study. Advisor (Transport Research) renders necessary data support to various wings of the Ministry for policy planning, transport coordination, economic and statistical analysis on various modes of transport with which the ministry is concerned.

11. Agencies National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited Indian Roads Construction Corporation (IRCC) Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), Sector 62, Noida .

12. Regional Offices Bangalore Chennai Mumbai Kolkata Chandigarh Jaipur Patna Guwahati Hyderabad Gandhinagar Bhubaneshwar Bhopal Thiruvananthapuram Lucknow Varanasi Raipur Dehradun Shimla Surat

13. The ministry has following wings functioning under it: Roads Wing Transport Wing Planning and Monitoring Zone Standards and Research (S&R) Zone

14. Roads Wing The road wing of the MORTH is the backbone of the country's road network development programme. It is staffed by officers of the Central Engineering Services (Roads). It is headed by Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary to the Government of India .

15. Main responsibilities of the roads wing Planning, development and maintenance of National Highways Extends technical and financial support to the state government for development of state roads and roads of inter-state connectivity and national importance. Setting standards for building and maintenance of roads and bridges. Archiving important technical knowledge generated through projects and R&D. Sanctioning of works related to construction, maintenance and operation of National Highways. Sanctioning the estimates for various centrally sponsored schemes including CRF (Central Road Fund), Roads of Interstate Connectivity. Dealing the matters related to road safety. Administration of NH act 1956, The Highway Administration Rules 2005

16. Transport Wing Main responsibilities of the transport wing are : Motor Vehicle Legislation Taxation of motor vehicles Compulsory insurance for vehicles Promotion of Transport cooperatives in the field of motor transport. Setting National road safety standards Compiling data on road accidents and evolving a road safety culture among the people in the country Providing grants to NGOs in accordance with laid down guidelines.

17. Planning and Monitoring Zone This zones are headed by two separate Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services (Roads). Main responsibilities of this zone are : Preparation of budgets and scheme wise allocation of funds maintaining records of expenditure. Identification of stretches that may form probable network of National Highways. Notification and de-notification of National Highways. The Monitoring Zone deals with the monitoring and reviewing progress of ongoing NH works dealt by various executing Agencies of NH development.

18. Standards and Research (S&R) Zone This zones is headed by a Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services (Roads). Main responsibilities of this zone is Preparation of standards/ rules / guidelines for NH development program and related activities.

19. Acts Over years the ministry has passed several acts to maintain law and order in Road Transport in the country Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 National Highways Act, 1956 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988

20. Statistics India has one of the largest road networks of over 4.885 million km consisting of  :

21. The total road length of India had grown more than 11 times in 60 years from 1951 to 2011; also the length of the surfaced roads had increased about 16 times over the same period. The connectivity in India has tremendously improved due to formation of new surface roads .

22. For development of roads in the country the government has made an allocation of ₹19,423.88 crores under the Central Road Fund for 2013–2014 with the following breakup :

23. Total : ₹ 19,423.88 crores

24. National Green Highways Program Ministry of Transport and NHAI has launched the green highways programme in 2016.

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