The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) 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. 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. Hence, development of this sector is of paramount importance for India and accounts for a significant part in the budget.
The Department of War Transport was formed in July, 1942, by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into two Departments:[2]
Department of Posts
Department of War Transport.
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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.
Changes made over yearsedit
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.
1985: On 25 September, during reorganisation 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.
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
Organisational structureedit
The Ministry of Road Transport Highways 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.
Joint Secretary looks after transport administration, public grievances, vigilance road safety and coordination & public relations[3]
Accounts Wing is headed by the Chief Controller of Accounts who is responsible for accounts budget, work and study.[3]
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.[3]
Following are the autonomous agencies, subordinate offices regional offices under the Director General.[3]
The ministry has following wings functioning under it:
Roads Wingedit
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.[5]
The Road wing of MORTH is further divided into five Project Zones. Each Project zone is generally vested with responsibility of four to five states for National highway development and development of road network. These five project Zones are headed by five Additional Director Generals (ADG) of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre who are assisted by Zonal Chief Engineer of Headquarter and Regional Officers. Regional officers are posted on ground in their respective states for development and maintenance of National Highways through State PWDs.
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
Transport Wingedit
Main responsibilities of the transport wing are:[citation needed]
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.
Planning and Monitoring Zoneedit
This zones are headed by two separate Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services (Roads). Main responsibilities of this zone are:[citation needed]
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.
Standards and Research (S&R) Zoneedit
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.
Actsedit
Over years the ministry has passed several acts to maintain law and order in Road Transport in the country
India has one of the largest road networks of over 4.885 million km consisting of :[7]
Road Length Distribution
Roads
Length
National Highways/Expressways
1,32,500 km
State Highways
1,56,694 km
Other Roads
56,08,477 km
Total
58,97,671 km
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.[8]
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20
30
40
50
1950-51
1970-71
2000-01
2010-11
Total length of roads (in lakh km)
Total length of surfaced roads (in lakh km)
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:[9]
Type
Grants
Grants to State Governments and UTs for State Roads
₹2,659.91 crores
Grants to SGs and UTs for inte-state connectivity and roads of national importance
₹262.22 crores
National Highways
₹9,881.95 crores
Rural Roads
₹5,827.20 crores
Railways
₹1092.60 crores
Total
₹19,423.88 crores
Government Initiativesedit
The government has provided various incentives for private and foreign investments in the roads sector. 100% FDI is allowed in the sectors of land transport to promote building of highway bridges, toll roads, and vehicular tunnels; services incidental to transport such as cargo handling is incidental to land transport; construction and maintenance of roads, bridges; and construction and maintenance of roads and highways offered on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, including collection of toll.
A 10-year tax exemption under Section 80 IA has been granted to the highway building projects to attract private investors. The ministry has also framed a ‘Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region' for improving road connectivity to remote places in this region. The estimated cost of the proposal is US$2.53 billion. The Union Budget 2012–13 proposed an increase of allocation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways by 14% to ₹25,360 crore (US$3.2 billion).
The World Bank has approved a US$975 million loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the US$17.21 billion Dedicated Freight Corridor Project in India. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. has tied up with the Japanese Bank of Industrial Cooperation for US$14.56 billion funding as loan for the first phase and it is likely to be commissioned in 2016.[10]
The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a scheme for development of rural roads in India. The Construction of Rural Roads Project (CRRP) is another initiative focused on rural development.
National Green Highways Programedit
Ministry of Transport and NHAI has launched the green highways programme in 2016.[11][12][13][14]
^"National Green Highway Mission : Environment for UPSC Exams | IAS EXAM PORTAL - India's Largest Community for UPSC Exam Aspirants". iasexamportal.com.
^"Green Highways (Plantation & Maintenance) Policy-2015 - India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia". www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in.
^"Finance ministry rejects Rs 5,000 crore green fund project by road ministry, NHAI". Governance Now. 17 August 2016.
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For list of ministers see Minister of Road Transport and Highways The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MoRTH 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 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 Hence development of this sector is of paramount importance for India and accounts for a significant part in the budget Ministry of Road Transport and HighwaysMinistry overviewFormedJuly 1942 81 years ago 1942 07 JurisdictionGovernment of IndiaHeadquartersTransport Bhawan 1 Parliament Street New Delhi28 37 9 58 N 77 12 37 29 E 28 6193278 N 77 2103583 E 28 6193278 77 2103583Annual budget 270 435 crore US 34 billion 2023 24 est 1 Minister responsibleNitin Gadkari Cabinet MinisterDeputy Minister responsibleGeneral V K Singh Retd Minister of StateMinistry executiveAnurag Jain IAS SecretaryChild agenciesNHAINHIDCLWebsitemorth wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 1 1 Creation 1 2 Changes made over years 2 Organisational structure 2 1 Agencies 2 2 Regional Offices 2 3 Roads Wing 2 4 Transport Wing 2 5 Planning and Monitoring Zone 2 6 Standards and Research S amp R Zone 3 Acts 4 Statistics 5 Government Initiatives 5 1 National Green Highways Program 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editCreation edit The Department of War Transport was formed in July 1942 by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into two Departments 2 Department of Posts Department of War Transport Department of war READ MOREThe 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 Changes made over years edit 1957 Department of War Transport was renamed as Ministry of Transport amp Communications and Department of transport was placed under it 1966 On 25 January under President s order the Department of Transport Shipping amp 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 1985 On 25 September during reorganisation 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 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 HighwaysThere are two departments under it Department of Shipping Department of Road transport and HighwaysOrganisational structure editThe Ministry of Road Transport Highways 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 amp Highways is assisted by Director General Road Development amp Special Secretary Joint Secretary Road Transport Financial Advisor Advisor Transport Research 3 Director General Road Development is responsible for Development amp Maintenance of National Highways Joint Secretary looks after transport administration public grievances vigilance road safety and coordination amp public relations 3 Accounts Wing is headed by the Chief Controller of Accounts who is responsible for accounts budget work and study 3 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 3 Following are the autonomous agencies subordinate offices regional offices under the Director General 3 Agencies edit National Highway Authority of India NHAI Delhi National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited NHIDCL New Delhi Indian Roads Construction Corporation IRCC Indian Academy of Highway Engineers IAHE Sector 62 Noida 4 Regional Offices edit City State Union TerritoryBengaluru State of KarnatakaChennai State of Tamil NaduMumbai State of MaharashtraKolkata State of West BengalChandigarh Union Territory of ChandigarhJaipur State of RajasthanPatna State of BiharGuwahati State of AssamHyderabad State of TelanganaGandhinagar State of GujaratBhubaneswar State of OdishaBhopal State of Madhya PradeshThiruvananthapuram State of KeralaLucknow State of Uttar PradeshVaranasi State of Uttar PradeshRaipur State of ChhattisgarhDehradun State of UttarakhandShimla State of Himachal PradeshSurat State of GujaratThe ministry has following wings functioning under it Roads Wing edit 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 5 The Road wing of MORTH is further divided into five Project Zones Each Project zone is generally vested with responsibility of four to five states for National highway development and development of road network These five project Zones are headed by five Additional Director Generals ADG of Central Engineering Services Roads cadre who are assisted by Zonal Chief Engineer of Headquarter and Regional Officers Regional officers are posted on ground in their respective states for development and maintenance of National Highways through State PWDs Main responsibilities of the roads wing are 6 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 amp 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 2005Transport Wing edit Main responsibilities of the transport wing are citation needed 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 Planning and Monitoring Zone edit This zones are headed by two separate Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services Roads Main responsibilities of this zone are citation needed 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 Standards and Research S amp R Zone edit 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 Acts editOver 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 1988Statistics editIndia has one of the largest road networks of over 4 885 million km consisting of 7 Road Length Distribution Roads LengthNational Highways Expressways 1 32 500 kmState Highways 1 56 694 kmOther Roads 56 08 477 kmTotal 58 97 671 kmThe 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 8 10 20 30 40 50 1950 51 1970 71 2000 01 2010 11 Total length of roads in lakh km Total length of surfaced roads in lakh km 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 9 Type GrantsGrants to State Governments and UTs for State Roads 2 659 91 croresGrants to SGs and UTs for inte state connectivity and roads of national importance 262 22 croresNational Highways 9 881 95 croresRural Roads 5 827 20 croresRailways 1092 60 croresTotal 19 423 88 croresGovernment Initiatives editThe government has provided various incentives for private and foreign investments in the roads sector 100 FDI is allowed in the sectors of land transport to promote building of highway bridges toll roads and vehicular tunnels services incidental to transport such as cargo handling is incidental to land transport construction and maintenance of roads bridges and construction and maintenance of roads and highways offered on build operate transfer BOT basis including collection of toll A 10 year tax exemption under Section 80 IA has been granted to the highway building projects to attract private investors The ministry has also framed a Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region for improving road connectivity to remote places in this region The estimated cost of the proposal is US 2 53 billion The Union Budget 2012 13 proposed an increase of allocation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways by 14 to 25 360 crore US 3 2 billion The World Bank has approved a US 975 million loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the US 17 21 billion Dedicated Freight Corridor Project in India The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd has tied up with the Japanese Bank of Industrial Cooperation for US 14 56 billion funding as loan for the first phase and it is likely to be commissioned in 2016 10 The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana PMGSY is a scheme for development of rural roads in India The Construction of Rural Roads Project CRRP is another initiative focused on rural development National Green Highways Program edit Ministry of Transport and NHAI has launched the green highways programme in 2016 11 12 13 14 See also editMinister of Road Transport and Highways National Highways Authority of India National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited FASTag Ministry of Surface Transport India Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways Ministry of Railways India References 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