Importance of Roads in India

Significance of Planned Roads Network

           It may be said that Deficiency in the development in India has contributed greatly to the set backs in agricultural ,commercial and industrial sectors.It is essential to provide roads links between the villages and market centers.The prosperity around the urban areas alone do not reflects the economic progress con be achieved ,only if reasonably adequate transport facilities are made available between the villages and other district head quarters and commercial centers.The road networks have also to be supplemented with express ways to keep pace with requirement of uninterrupted movement of fast vehicles along the arterial roads.In general,developing countries have to raise their transportation system to a higher level both in terms of length and quality so as to meet the demand which is generated by the development plans.Also road development generates considerable employment potential.It is estimated by planning commission and the National Council of Applied Economic Research that RS 1000 Crores invested in roads would yield employment for six million persons.
       
           It has been shown that paved surface in reasonably good condition can contribute to 15%-40%
savings in vehicle cost operation.This is very significant from the point of view of energy crisis and conservation of petroleum fuel.Thus it is all more than important to construct and maintain road pavements in good condition.Revenue from the road transport from India has been much higher than the investment made on road development plans.Out of the estimated revenue of Rs.10,000 Crores from the road sector during the sixth five plan 1980-85,only Rs. 3439 Crores was provided for development  in the country.There is a great need and considerable scope for development of road transportation in India.