Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023)
Journal Space and Culture, India

Perspective

Sustainable Development and Public Transport in Haryana

Published 2023-09-30

  • Devinder Singh Hooda
    • ,
  • Nitisha Sehrawat

Devinder Singh Hooda
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana, India

Nitisha Sehrawat
Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana, India

Abstract

This study examined the efficiency of public transport in Haryana from 2015-16 to 2020-21 in cognisance of the sustainable development aspect. The depots of the state roadways are considered as decision-making units. The study employed the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique for estimating the scores of the overall technical efficiency (OTE) and pure technical efficiency (PTE) of decision-making units (DMUs) by using three inputs— fleet size, total staff and bus utilisation. The study considered the total daily passengers transported and effective kilometres covered for the output. Further, along with the efficiency measurement, each depot’s total number of accidents has been collected to measure safety. The findings estimated the mean value of the PTE score for all depots, which turns out to be 0.91, indicating that to improve the managerial efficiency of the entire public transport of the state, the depots need to increase the output by 9 per cent. The average OTE score of all selected units is 0.89, reflecting that these DMUs have 89 per cent worked efficiently from 2015-16 to 2020-21. The efficiency score is based on output-oriented issues, meaning that inputs will be constant for total efficiency. The study recommends the promotion of public transport based on sustainability and efficiency in the State of Haryana.

Keywords

Sustainable Development, Public Road Transport, State Transport Undertaking, Haryana Roadways, Data Envelopment Analysis, Haryana, India

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