QUESTION 7
GS3
12.5 marks
National Urban Transport Policy emphasises on ‘moving people’ instead of ‘moving vehicles’. Discuss critically the success of various Government strategies in this regard.
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Critically discuss how government strategies have advanced the 'moving people' goal of NUTP 2006.
Discuss criticallyAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Strategies: metro rail expansion, bus funding (JNNURM), BRTS, NMT (cycling, walking), TOD policy, e-buses≈35 words
- 2Successes: Delhi Metro, more metro cities, electric bus adoption, Smart Cities' mobility≈35 words
- 3Failures: BRTS scrapped in Delhi, metro ridership below projections, bus fleet shortages, last mile, private vehicle growth≈35 words
- 4Way forward: integrated transport authorities, parking pricing, NMT infrastructure≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
NUTP goalStrategiesSuccessesFailuresWay forward
Where marks usually go
- Only praising metros without ridership issues
- Ignoring buses and walking
Draw this
- Pyramid: walking/cycling → public transport → private vehicles
Value addition
- ExampleDelhi's BRTS corridor was dismantled in 2016.Delhi Government
- SchemePM e-Bus Sewa (2023) aims to deploy 10,000 electric buses in cities.MoHUA, 2023
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
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