Road Transport

 

 

The rapid increase of numbers of motor vehicles on road in Assam has been observed over the past few years. The vehicle population in the State has reached 1432997 as on March 2010 as against 1236257 as on March 2009. During the year 2009-10, as many as 241247 vehicles were registered in the State as against 119126 vehicles registered during the year 2008-09. The registration of Motor vehicles recorded 102 per cent increase during the year 2009-10 over the previous year. Total number of Motor vehicle on road in the State, while recorded about 12 percent increase as on March 2010 [1320867] over the previous year.

 

The density of motor vehicles in Assam was 17.0 per sq. km. during 2009-10 as against 6.8 per sq. Km. during 2000-01.

 

Number of Motor Vehicle Registered and Motor Vehicle on-road:

 

Year

No. of Vehicle Registered

No. of Registered Motor Vehicle per

No. of Motor Vehicle on road

No. of Motor Vehicle on road per

100 Sq. Km.

Lakh of Population

100 Sq. Km.

Lakh of Population

2000-2001

52518

67

198

534885

682

2017

2003-2004

67265

86

243

670580

855

2419

2004-2005

88470

113

315

777328

991

2765

2005-2006

98897

126

347

898926

1146

3153

2006-2007

106666

136

369

983488

1254

3404

2007-2008

96796

123

331

1074763

1370

3670

2008-2009

119126

152

402

1180177

1504

3979

2009-2010

241247

308

803

1320867

1684

4397

Source: Economic Survey Assam 2010-11

 

Like other States, the project of issuance of smart card Driving Licence and Registration has been implemented in the State since 2005 under the nomenclature “VAHAN” and “SARATHI” Issuance of smart card registration certificate and Driving licence has so far been started in four District Transport Offices. The Transport Department has also made an arrangement to computerize all check gates and District Offices to maintain proper records of revenue collection, registration of vehicles, issue of driving licences etc.

 

Apart from providing fast and comfortable services to the commuters and to create self-employment avenues among the unemployed youths, Trekkers services have been very popular not only in the greater Guwahati and adjoining areas but also in various parts of the State.

 

The collection of transport revenue by the Department of Transport during the year 2009-10 was 213.79 crore as against Rs.171.88 crore in 2008-09. The collection of transport revenue during the year 2009-10 was 24 per cent more than that of 2008-09.

 

 

Assam State Transport Corporation:

 

The Road Transport is the most important means of communication for the movement of goods as well as passengers traffic in the State. In the road transport system of the State both public and private sector operators are playing equally important role. The Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC), a State Government undertaking, is mainly concerned with the movement of passenger traffic on the nationalized routes of the State, while the private sector road transport operators are involved in the Intra State movement of both goods and passenger traffic throughout the State. The ASTC has been providing smooth and dedicated service to the people especially in the rural and other backward areas since its inception. As a step towards improvement of passenger amenities the State Government has already constructed two Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) one at Guwahati and the other at Silchar to facilitate Inter State transportation of passengers. At present, both the Inter-State Bus Terminuses are fully functional. Inter-State Bus Terminuses have been constructed at Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar by the ASTC with all modern facilities for passengers and bus operators. The ASTC has also proposed to reconstruct all the major stations.

 

At present the Corporation  operates 340 buses of its own and many as 1297 private buses are plying under ASTC banner. The revenue earning of ASTC has increased from Rs.997.49 lakh in 2000-01 to Rs.3886.60 lakh in 2009-10.

 

In order to offer better connectivity to rural and backward area including non-profit routes, ASTC has been provided with assistance of Rs.256.66 crore by the State Govt. during the period 2001-02 to 2009-10.

 

The ASTC has taken up projects for construction of Yatri-Nivas cum Guest House for ensuring convenience to travellers. One of such yatri nivas cum guest house was constructed at Guwahati in 2006-07. Construction of Commercial Complexes also have been started at vacant spaces of the Stations from 2007 and outsourced to unemployed.

 

District-wise Motor Vehicles on Road in Assam, 2008-09 and 2010:

 

Districts

Multi-

axle

Articu-

lated

Truck

LMV

(Goods)

Bus

Omni

Bus

Mini

Bus

Taxi

Auto

Rick-

shaw

Two

Wheeler

Car

Jeep

Trailor

Tractor

Crane

Govt.

Vehicle

Others

Total

Dhubri

2008-

2009

-

-

1056

191

201

5

23

157

133

9228

772

67

109

22

-

211

58

12233

2009-

2010

-

-

1928

-

10087

-

-

127

287

9704

92

93

84

23

-

12

-

22437

Kokrajhar

2008-

2009

-

-

440

53

24

5

-

175

244

6294

1219

20

56

15

-

359

13

8917

2009-

2010

-

-

444

20

31

5

5

68

174

6831

1394

15

99

10

-

-

477

9573

Bongai-

gaon

2008-

2009

-

-

1880

2286

81

-

-

165

-

14002

702

-

186

12

-

-

24

19338

2009-

2010

-

-

2550

2588

278

-

-

376

-

32544

1988

-

214

219

-

-

59

40816

Goalpara

2008-

2009

-

-

2104

88

495

-

32

161

747

9550

1227

55

80

26

-

85

79

14729

2009-

2010

-

6

2468

201

834

-

32

417

989

10867

1433

55

86

26

-

85

107

17606

Barpeta

2008-

2009

-

2

892

109

294

5

3

149

400

25603

1706

22

655

317

2

102

28

30289

2009-

2010

-

12

956

106

254

10

3

168

440

25804

1768

22

669

323

3

102

29

30669

Nalbari

2008-

2009

-

-

555

105

65

-

5

151

560

19718

561

8

198

70

1

35

47

22079

2009-

2010

-

-

638

129

66

-

4

154

781

20818

611

8

270

97

-

36

52

23664

Kamrup

2008-

2009

364

679

55798

9912

4679

668

937

6279

10140

206574

103535

5863

1440

972

627

11454

1411

421332

2009-

2010

379

720

56056

10148

4715

680

966

6324

10164

207363

104318

5887

1481

997

651

11655

1439

423943

Darrang

2008-

2009

-

114

1999

204

450

6

10

142

120

22699

1513

360

1068

1077

27

68

94

29951

2009-

2010

-

-

10895

-

1916

-

-

1603

130

-

9753

9752

32

1302

-

-

10

35393

Sonitpur

2008-

2009

-

08

2879

903

583

24

11

614

404

47747

7097

789

2329

1701

-

177

239

65505

2009-

2010

-

52

3302

1594

600

25

11

948

633

100012

8324

819

2473

1797

-

187

242

121019

Lakhimpur

2008-

2009

1

1

1470

549

275

-

-

509

725

27423

5388

42

625

220

-

145

36

37409

2009-

2010

3

1

1750

617

333

1

1

871

900

30757

5900

42

740

260

4

146

34

42360

Dhemaji

2008-

2009

2

6

222

18

22

-

4

280

45

2808

401

2

36

45

-

12

17

3920

2009-

2010

5

9

297

39

35

-

7

310

92

3006

435

12

39

53

-

36

28

4403

Morigaon

2008-

2009

1

4

1054

110

97

1

-

31

170

8873

630

2

30

30

-

18

4

11055

2009-

2010

-

-

54

-

44

-

-

182

99

1789

39

39

39

10

-

9

-

2304

Nagaon

2008-

2009

-

10

3453

427

281

60

70

676

2250

46267

6660

280

414

507

16

387

1633

63391

2009-

2010

-

16

3659

512

307

67

71

704

2269

46589

6864

296

466

535

19

406

1758

64538

Golaghat

2008-

2009

-

-

2052

354

252

15

25

133

28

7849

1048

24

125

148

6

25

275

12359

2009-

2010

-

-

1842

-

809

-

-

471

43

6425

948

5476

183

-

-

-

645

16842

Jorhat

2008-

2009

-

5

5481

720

462

15

18

1647

3593

59625

25629

2430

2435

1720

18

311

113

104252

2009-

2010

-

5

5962

824

527

-

24

1692

3691

68638

27818

2590

2517

1865

25

334

165

116677

Sibsagar

2008-

2009

25

240

8399

475

1438

31

132

2915

1868

73476

21138

2892

768

829

125

55

3738

118554

2009-

2010

31

249

8613

513

1689

39

136

2941

1896

73982

21497

2970

820

884

146

80

3862

120348

Dibrugarh

2008-

2009

25

28

2069

877

794

8

17

585

764

40862

19802

212

2069

2003

29

40

342

70526

2009-

2010

36

31

3487

973

974

19

29

868

972

45882

22704

273

2162

2069

39

52

382

80952

Tinsukia

2008-

2009

15

50

2874

1072

249

15

84

773

1390

31021

13165

245

470

1595

85

38

373

53514

2009-

2010

26

59

3130

1109

342

21

93

830

1514

31447

13467

268

544

1621

106

58

399

55034

Karbi Anglong

2008-

2009

20

-

1190

125

196

30

-

25

2730

7530

1010

360

120

40

-

930

65

14371

2009-

2010

25

-

1250

135

216

33

4

75

2930

8515

1025

375

103

45

-

920

65

15716

N.C Hills

(Dima Hasao)

2008-

2009

-

-

155

11

22

-

6

35

1642

2081

652

262

21

2

7

509

29

5434

2009-

2010

-

-

156

5

12

-

5

24

1519

2138

583

197

8

2

3

498

15

5165

Karimganj

2008-

2009

-

-

1364

276

251

67

51

301

1431

6595

2142

66

29

11

-

137

04

12725

2009-

2010

-

-

1445

295

344

67

50

334

1665

7282

2344

66

49

17

-

144

4

14006

Hailakandi

2008-

2009

9

23

1104

241

122

5

44

594

1339

4510

1154

82

167

53

2

21

26

9496

2009-

2010

11

26

1128

253

149

6

46

619

1375

4614

1206

105

220

60

5

26

31

9880

Cachar

2008-

2009

-

-

6325

925

80

28

120

1388

3534

15897

5320

06

645

225

06

330

70

35299

2009-

2010

-

9

6492

1049

73

26

122

1671

4100

19526

6522

6

654

299

6

343

77

40905

Baksa

2008-

2009

-

-

31

37

10

-

-

60

79

689

12

-

31

12

-

17

-

978

2009-

2010

-

-

39

45

14

-

-

64

84

720

17

-

16

35

-

25

-

1059

Chirang

2008-

2009

-

-

90

28

36

-

-

25

221

1680

381

1

39

-

4

13

3

2521

2009-

2010

-

-

156

42

27

-

-

73

385

2362

670

2

133

8

8

13

3

3882

Udalguri

2008-

2009

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2009-

2010

-

-

59

-

-

-

-

47

42

725

26

692

76

-

-

-

9

1676

Assam

2008-

2009

462

1170

104936

20096

11459

988

1592

17970

34557

698601

223294

14090

14145

11662

955

15479

8721

1180177

2009-

2010

616

1195

118756

21197

24576

999

1609

21961

37174

768340

241746

30060

14196

12468

1015

15167

9892

1320867

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2010

            Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2009

 

District-wise Number of Motor Vehicles Registered in Assam, upto 31st March 2009 and 2010:

 

Districts

Multi-

axle

Articu-

lated

Truck

LMV

(goods)

Bus

Omni

Bus

Mini

Bus

Taxi

Auto

Rick-

shaw

Two

Wheeler

Car

Jeep

Trailor

Tractor

Crane

Govt.

Vehicle

Others

Total

Dhubri

2008-

2009

-

-

1162

189

193

5

23

175

235

9364

1047

72

121

15

-

200

80

12881

2009-

2010

-

-

1303

189

193

5

23

302

455

11981

1139

165

205

38

-

212

98

16308

Kokrajhar

2008-

2009

-

-

1203

56

178

5

-

259

151

11281

1499

140

186

41

-

595

23

15617

2009-

2010

-

-

1321

56

179

7

70

348

255

12710

1657

140

231

43

-

643

11

17671

Bongai-

gaon

2008-

2009

-

-

160

29

8

-

-

175

190

2954

555

160

-

2

-

-

-

4233

2009-

2010

-

-

2390

426

167

-

-

364

190

20760

1369

160

27

208

-

-

51

26112

Goalpara

2008-

2009

-

3

2150

103

356

2

59

263

892

9841

1371

66

80

27

-

85

79

15377

2009-

2010

-

6

2508

113

367

2

59

319

1134

11158

1577

66

87

27

-

85

125

17633

Barpeta

2008-

2009

-

2

956

106

314

10

3

168

440

25804

1768

22

669

323

3

102

29

30719

2009-

2010

-

20

1021

178

260

11

3

238

611

20568

1949

22

821

416

3

107

35

36263

Nalbari

2008-

2009

-

-

1511

176

127

2

10

153

1124

24675

740

27

234

175

2

54

63

29073

2009-

2010

-

48

1546

200

123

2

10

284

1345

26339

790

27

306

202

2

55

68

31347

Kamrup

2008-

2009

368

681

56028

10419

4720

677

962

6121

10147

207332

104535

5891

1446

974

631

11454

1427

423813

2009-

2010

368

681

59358

11369

4838

677

962

7211

10932

229958

117847

5891

1446

974

631

11454

2673

467270

Darrang

2008-

2009

-

114

1999

204

450

6

10

142

120

22699

1513

360

1068

1077

27

68

94

29951

2009-

2010

-

114

3465

204

707

6

10

921

240

39662

2268

360

2145

1077

27

68

10106

61380

Sonitpur

2008-

2009

-

-

2752

628

572

19

11

405

258

43662

6284

746

2223

1657

-

168

231

59616

2009-

2010

-

8

2879

903

583

24

11

614

404

47747

7097

798

2329

1701

-

177

239

65505

Lakhimpur

2008-

2009

1

1

1594

548

406

-

-

557

782

27423

5388

42

651

227

-

145

36

37801

2009-

2010

3

1

1804

623

412

1

1

972

926

31008

5986

42

742

265

4

146

37

42973

Dhemaji

2008-

2009

-

2

90

6

8

-

-

107

29

1101

188

-

27

25

-

7

3

1593

2009-

2010

-

2

190

22

16

-

-

259

58

2477

406

-

54

50

-

14

3

3551

Morigaon

2008-

2009

1

5

1094

13

179

2

1

42

209

9101

648

22

65

33

2

23

22

11462

2009-

2010

28

5

1133

36

179

2

1

42

333

10125

857

22

77

33

2

35

22

12932

Nagaon

2008-

2009

-

10

5621

412

360

79

-

1069

3180

52470

7475

700

1028

406

26

477

1476

74789

2009-

2010

-

10

5909

525

362

79

-

1374

3786

57884

8566

700

1118

416

26

477

1505

82737

Golaghat

2008-

2009

-

-

2116

364

299

21

28

162

35

8181

1352

28

140

158

10

30

317

13241

2009-

2010

-

-

2392

364

324

21

28

331

50

10148

1609

1738

178

158

10

30

463

17844

Jorhat

2008-

2009

-

5

5667

742

497

-

24

1710

3693

62933

26168

2590

2444

1852

19

318

157

108819

2009-

2010

-

5

6181

824

559

-

24

1780

3789

68782

27917

2590

2526

1886

25

334

165

117387

Sibsagar

2008-

2009

41

261

9278

522

1588

34

150

3172

2052

80899

23255

3216

846

933

139

61

4146

130593

2009-

2010

41

265

9880

588

1598

34

150

3464

2226

89685

26251

3216

912

965

165

61

4172

143673

Dibrugarh

2008-

2009

20

45

3607

877

840

5

20

618

872

35014

20169

329

1463

69

2201

29

317

67495

2009-

2010

31

47

4025

993

1020

16

32

901

1080

40034

23571

390

2556

135

2211

41

357

77440

Tinsukia

2008-

2009

39

88

4353

1568

382

39

116

1050

1735

38531

17145

677

743

1687

132

106

462

68853

2009-

2010

29

99

5279

1670

416

39

116

1357

2161

41021

18610

683

819

1714

156

106

493

74778

Karbi Anglong

2008-

2009

27

-

1808

172

282

43

-

78

3159

8628

1209

393

143

51

-

963

97

17053

2009-

2010

32

1

2455

235

300

43

4

169

3563

10400

1439

415

202

65

-

993

99

20415

N.C Hills

(Dima Hasao)

2008-

2009

-

-

392

15

26

-

12

48

2280

2261

737

1129

29

3

10

684

30

7656

2009-

2010

-

-

375

9

24

-

12

41

2155

2197

729

373

18

3

3

671

25

6635

Karimganj

2008-

2009

-

-

1441

278

271

71

53

315

1431

6595

2145

66

29

11

-

141

4

12851

2009-

2010

-

-

1557

297

271

71

53

354

1667

7282

2347

66

49

17

-

148

4

14183

Hailakandi

2008-

2009

-

23

1122

242

144

5

44

595

1340

4510

1154

82

167

54

2

21

27

9532

2009-

2010

8

23

434

251

156

9

44

728

1598

5117

1287

85

54

206

5

27

39

10071

Cachar

2008-

2009

-

23

7753

1214

442

150

357

1966

5746

21649

6936

802

945

798

14

403

607

49805

2009-

2010

-

23

8045

1535

447

150

362

2842

6889

30145

8017

802

972

809

15

426

616

62095

Baksa

2008-

2009

-

-

31

38

10

-

-

60

79

689

12

-

31

12

-

17

-

979

2009-

2010

-

-

75

45

22

-

-

113

120

849

19

-

49

26

-

23

-

1341

Chirang

2008-

2009

-

-

71

28

13

-

-

21

214

1677

372

1

38

-

4

13

3

2455

2009-

2010

-

-

128

42

6

-

-

73

380

2369

667

2

133

4

8

13

3

3828

Udalguri

2008-

2009

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2009-

2010

-

-

56

-

-

-

-

43

35

706

20

685

74

-

-

-

6

1625

Assam

2008-

2009

497

1263

113959

18949

12665

1175

1883

19431

40393

719274

233665

17561

15816

10610

3222

16164

9730

1236257

2009-

2010

553

1358

125709

21697

13529

1199

1975

25444

46382

841112

263991

19429

18130

11438

3293

16346

21415

1432997

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2010

            Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2009

 

Revenue Collection under Commissionerate of Transport, Assam:

 

Districts

Revenue Collection (Rs. in Crore)

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Kamrup (R & L)

46.62

45.02

58.24

Kamrup (R.T.A.)

0.47

0.41

0.81

Kamrup (Enforcement)

1.00

1.26

1.49

Barpeta

2.51

2.69

3.68

Nalbari

2.18

2.93

3.05

Goalpara

2.76

2.45

3.58

Dhubri

2.09

2.92

3.49

Sonitpur

4.86

5.93

7.48

Mangaldoi

1.35

1.61

2.35

Lakhimpur

2.61

2.94

3.87

Dibrugarh

7.96

8.46

11.11

Tinsukia

7.79

8.47

11.37

Dhemaji

1.19

1.55

1.88

Sibsagar

7.81

8.06

9.34

Jorhat

7.28

7.76

8.96

Golaghat

2.75

2.94

3.44

Nagaon

5.41

5.81

7.64

Morigaon

1.73

1.58

2.50

N.C. Hills (Dima Hasao)

0.46

0.42

0.35

Karbi Anglong

1.66

2.05

2.83

Karimganj

1.52

1.58

1.95

Hailakandi

1.34

1.56

2.08

Silchar

5.30

5.60

6.96

Boxirhat, M.V. Checkgate

12.98

16.08

16.84

Srirampur, M.V. Checkgate

15.01

6.07

6.33

Kokrajhar

1.03

2.47

2.90

Bongaigaon

2.77

3.40

4.25

S.T.A.

11.35

14.33

18.59

Digharkhal, M.V. Checkgate

3.31

3.84

3.85

Udalguri

0.19

0.71

1.11

Chirang

0.38

0.77

0.99

Baksa

0.02

0.21

0.48

Total

166.69

171.88

213.79

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2010

            Statistical Handbook, Assam, 2009

 

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