transforming urban & rural transport

Ashutosh A T Pednekar, IASCollector, Udaipur – Rajasthan

District Population – -- 38 lakhs

Area -- 8380 sq kms

Alwar City Population -- 3.6 lakhs

Alwar – An Overview

Infrastructure Gap

• No City Bus Service

• 750 three wheelers Tempo's, Vikram's and Auto's) –Unsafe Mode of Transport

• Poorly connected Residential, Commercial and Industrial areas

• BRTS, Metro etc unviable

Alwar City Routes

Role of Partner Agencies

RTO, Alwar

Lead Bank - PNB

Urban Improvement Trust, Alwar

Urban Improvement Trust, Bhiwadi

NGO – Driver training

District Administration

58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011

Launch of Alwar Vahini

Launch of Alwar Vahini

58 Alwar Vahini Launched on 3 Dec 2011

Soft Skills Training

Replacement of Old VehiclesDialogue with Auto Union

Replacement of Old Vehicles

Replacement of Old Vehicles

Replacement of Old Vehicles

Alwar Vahini – Fact File

• Alwar Vahini’s launched : 1310 vehicles

• Three wheelers Replaced: 720

• Total Private Investment so far: Rs 54 crores (projected – Rs 79 crores)

• Direct Employment provided to 3000+ persons.

• Independent Market Survey shows extremely high level of satisfaction among citizens.

• Government Expenditure: Zero ( Revenue to government from permit fees and taxes)

• Daily Passengers currently carried – 1,15,000+ passengers

Support Measures

Support Measures

Support Measures

Other Initiative: Mahila Vahini

Mahila Alwar Vahini'sbeing driven by Lady Drivers

Other Initiative: City Taxi Service

10 GPRS Enabled 24 Hrs on call Taxi Service being Launched

Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini

1600 Grameen Alwar Vahini's

Launch of first batch of 100 on 18 February 2012

Other Initiative: Gramin Alwar Vahini

500 Alwar Vahini Bus Stops being constructed throughout the district

To be Pioneer District to connect all 472 Panchayats with formal means of transport

NCRPB approves Rs 7 crores forAlwar Vahini shelters

Alwar Vahini website, Promotion and Helpline

www.alwarvahini.com

www.facebook.com/pages/AlwarVahini/195604900529301

Financials of Alwar Vahini

The GIST

GIST: If the project is replicated on a statewide level, then it could 

a) Transform urban and semi urban transport 

b) Connect every panchayat headquarter of Rajasthan with the tehsil headquarter

by formal transport ( no state in India has yet achieved this) 

c) Not cost the government a single rupee in expenditure

( infact provide government a steady revenue stream) 

d) Be deployed throughout Rajasthan in less than 6 months 

e) Provide new employment to lakhs of youth 

f) Boost trade and agricultural linkages between urban and rural areas 

g) Be a highly visible and moving symbol of a successful government programme.

ALWAR - FUTURE

• Use of GIS Mapping• Rent a Bike project in Alwar• Re-engineering roads and tri junctions to

reduce fatal accidents• Government of India has written to all states to

replicate Alwar Vahini

FATE OF UDAIPUR CITY BUS