Management Of State Road Transports In India

Road transport, specially for passenger bus services, has to playa significant role in the economic development of the country as the passenger traffic with bus transport has been increasing at the rate of 2.5 per cent per year. Therefore, there is need to ensure the most efficient, economical and comfortable bus services to the passengers in the country. The book deals with various managerial problems of State Road Transport Undertakings in the country including administration, operation, maintenance, personnel, financial, etc. It suggests measures to lower down the cost of bus operations as well as to improve the present level of income of the operators. It covers some modern and key issues like the problem of communication, management information system, performance budgeting, etc., as well as the appraisal of bus undertakings from financial, operational and social point of views and the quality of services rendered. The book is likely to prove most useful to the students and researchers in the field of management and transport as well as to the readers in general.