Question : CO- ORDINATED TRANSPORT POLICY



(a) whether the Government is contemplating to set up a Committee to study and evolve a co-ordinated transport policy for multi-model transport of goods and services;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING,ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI T.R. BAALU)

(a) to (c): At present, there is no proposal to set up such a Committee. The Multimodal Transportation of Goods (MMTG) Act, 1993 governs the activities of the Multimodal Transport Operators (MTOs).