{"id":28038,"date":"2018-10-23T17:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28038"},"modified":"2018-10-23T17:46:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:16:13","slug":"change-gears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/change-gears\/","title":{"rendered":"Change gears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/change-gears\/article24609470.ece\">Change gears<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, facing opposition in the Rajya Sabha.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>Important facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last year.<\/p>\n<p>3. The subject is included in the Concurrent list; Parliament can make a law defining powers available to the States.<\/p>\n<p><u>4. Key changes in the \u00a0Bill :<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The changes in the Bill will enable Centrally-drafted schemes to be issued for national, multi-modal and inter-state movement of goods and passengers for last mile connectivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>5. The Bill is facing criticisms because:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bill is criticized for lacking the provisions necessary to manage fast motorization.<\/li>\n<li>Because of its perceived shift of power from the States to the Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Some states are concerned about the new provisions, Section 66A and 88A, which will empower the Centre to form a National Transportation Policy through consultation process.<\/li>\n<li>Several States have opposed the provisions of the Bill as being anti-federal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>6. India\u2019s transportation sector is facing problem because: <\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The laws governing motor vehicles and transportation sector are archaic and lacking necessary provisions for fast motorization.<\/li>\n<li>The passenger transport sector operating within cities and providing inter-city services has grown amorphously, with vested interest exploiting the lack of transparency and regulatory bottlenecks<\/li>\n<li>State-run services have not kept pace with the times.<\/li>\n<li>Major investments made in the urban metro rail systems are yielding poor results due to lack of last-mile connectivity services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>7. Suggestions:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The lacunae in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, need to be addressed to improve road safety.<\/li>\n<li>The act should ensure orderly use of vehicles and expand public transport.<\/li>\n<li>States should reconsider their opposition to amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act.<\/li>\n<li>Creating an equitable regulatory framework for the orderly growth of services.<\/li>\n<li>Bringing necessary changes to the MV Act that set benchmarks for States.<\/li>\n<li>Enabling well-run bus services to operate across States with suitable permit charges to meet the needs of a growing economy.<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory changes introduced in Europe for bus services have fostered competition, reduced fares, and increased services operating across EU member-States. Such type of changes can also be introduced in India.<\/li>\n<li>Strictly enforcement of the road safety norms by the States.<\/li>\n<li>The effort to curb institutionalized corruption at Regional Transport Offices by making it possible for dealers to directly register new vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Enhancing fines for rule violations.<\/li>\n<li>New provisions to harness technology, including CCTV monitoring to improve road safety.<\/li>\n<li>Need for professional accident investigation agency to determine best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change gears News: The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, facing opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Important facts: 2. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last year. 3. The subject is included in the Concurrent list; Parliament can make a law defining powers available to the States. 4. Key changes in the \u00a0Bill : The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/change-gears\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Change gears<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-test-1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704807755},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}