Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

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Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

The PMGSY will permit the up gradation (to prescribed standards) of the existing roads

in those districts where all the eligible habitations of the designated population size have

been provided AWR connectivity. However, it must be noted that up gradation is not

central to the program and cannot exceed 20% of the state’s allocation as long as eligible

unconnected habitations in the state still exist. In up gradation works, priority has been

given to through routes of the rural core network, which carry more traffic.

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