In the context of preparation of Eleventh Five Year Plan, it has been decided to set up a working Group on Road Transport. The constitution of the Group will be as follows :

1.	Secretary, Department of Road Transport and Highways, 1 . Parivan Bhavan , Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001.	Chairman
2.	Shri Indu prakash, Director General (Road Development) Deptt . of Road Transport and Highways, 1 . Parivan Bhavan , Sansad Marg , New Delhi-110001.	Member
3.	Shri C. Balakrishnan Addl. Secretray and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Shipping, Road Tpt . and Highways, 1 . Parivan Bhavan , Sansad Marg , New Delhi-110001.	Member
4.	Shri Gajendra Haldea Adviser to DCH, Planning Commission.	Member
5.	Shri B. N. Puri , Adviser (Transport), Planning Commission.	Member
6.	Director (Planning), Ministry of Railways	Member
7.	Adviser, Transport Research Division, Deptt . of RT and H	Member
8.	Joint Secretary, Pollution Control, M/O Environment and Forest, Parya varan Bavan , CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.	Member
9.	Representative from M/O Heavy Industry.	Member
10.	Rep. From M/o Urban Affairs and Employment.	Member
11.	Secretary (Transport), Govt , of Haryana, Room No. 102, 1st Floor, Civil Secretariat, Sector-17/C, Chandigarh : 160 017.	Member
12.	Secretary (Transport) Gov. of Gujarat Block 2, 2nd Floor, New Sachivalaya Complex, Gandhi Nagar .	Member
13.	Secretary (Transport) Govt , of Sikkim Yatayat Bhawan , Gangtok-737 107.	Member
14.	Secretary (Transport) Govt. Karnataka Vidhan Soudha , Bangalore-560 001.	Member
15.	Shri Umesh Sinha, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhavan, Lucknow-226 001	Member
16.	Shri M. R. Srinivasa Murthy, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Tpt . Corporation, Transport House, KH road, Shanthi Nagar, Bangalaore - 560027	Member
17.	Shri S.K.Mishra , Executive Director, Association of State Road Transport Undertakings, 7/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khelgaon , New Delhi.	Member
18.	Director, Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Nashik Road Bhosari , Pune-411 026	Member
19.	Shri Gurinder Singh, President, All India Motor Transport Congress, 1/16-A, Asaf AliRoad , New Delhi.	Member
20.	Shri Chitranjan Das, Editor, SAARC Journal of Transport, 205, Mudhar's, 101/85, Arya Samaj Road, New Delhi.	Member
21.	Executive Director, Association of All India Automobiles Manufacturers, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi-110003	Member
22.	Director, Vehicle Research Development Establishment, Ahmednagar - 414006	Member
23.	Shri D.P. Agarwal, Chairman, Transport Corporation of India, Gurgaon.	Member
24.	Shri S.R Marathe , Director, ARAI, Post Box No. 832, Pune- 411004	Member
25.	Shri S.K.Dash, Joint Secretary, Deptt. of Road Transport and Highways, 1, Parivana Bhavan , Sansad Marg, New Delhi.	Convenor

II. The Terms of References of the Working Group will be as follows:

1. To review the growth of road transport for passenger and freight traffic during the Tenth Five Year Plan period making a critical assessment of the problems faced and the remedial action to be considered in the context of Eleventh Plan preparation.
2. To recommend a policy framework for the development of Road Transport — passenger and Freight for the Eleventh Plan. Following policy issues may be considered for formulation the policy.
   • Regulatory issues confronting road transport sector to ensure healthy and balanced growth.
   • Modernisation of Road Transport system to bring down transit costs and improve service levels.
   • Preferential framework for public transport vis-a-vis private transport and steps required to be taken in this regard including support to bus transport both in private and public sector.
   • Efficiency and otherwise of the Inter State Transport flows and bringing about a barrier free transport environment
   • The problem of pollution and accidents arising out of road transport operating and measures to mitigate the same including periodic inspection of new vehicles.
   • To review the existing arrangements for data collection for road traffic taxes/fees collected, (state-wise) the adequacy of such systems and measures to improve them to facilitate decision-making on Road Transport problems on a continuous basis.
3. To review the physical and financial performance of State Road Transport Undertakings with special reference to the achievements and failures against targets of Tenth Five Year Plan and suggest measures to improve the financial viability.
4. To make an assessment of the number of buses and trucks required in the Eleventh Five Year Plan indicating separately the requirements for replacement and augmentation of capacity with appropriate phasing over the 5 years of the Plan.
5. To make an assessment of the current and committed new capacity for production of buses and trucks to meet the projected requirements and recommend further augmentation and reorientation of capacity, wherever necessary.
6. To estimate financial outlays for the proposed programmes for public sector road transport undertakings, separately for replacements and additions keeping in view the capacity to generate internal resources. Annual phasing may also be indicated.
7. To review and the internal resources of public sector undertakings during 10^th plan and to assess the same for the Eleventh Five Year Plan and recommend measures to augment them.
8. To review the existing arrangements including institutional ones to control and prevent traffic related injuries and fatalities and also suggest measures to reduce incidence of accidents.
9. To review manpower training arrangements particularly drivers and instructors in the public / private sector and suggest improvements.
10. To recommend measures for improvement in the system of data collection particularly in the context of increased role of private sector.
11. To review the development of Road Transport in North-East and assess the traffic requirements vis-a-vis economical operation of road transport passenger and goods services.
12. Any other matter considered important by the Working Group.

The Chairman of the Working Group may constitute sub-groups or co-opt such officials or non-official members as may be considered necessary.

The non-official members of the Working Group will be paid TA/DA at the rates applicable to Grade-I officers of the Central Government for attending meetings of the Working Group.

The Working Group will submit its report to the Planning Commission by the end of August, 2006.