During the meeting, BN Puri, Member Secretary, NTDPC made a brief presentation on the mandate for the Committee and the key transport issues facing the country that need to be addressed specifically from a longer term (20 year) perspective.
At the meeting, some of the key sectoral issues is being considered by the Committee included capacity augmentation, sub-optimal share of railways, safety of road transport, urban demand management, energy efficiency, institutional strengthening among others.
Specific areas that were deliberated during the State consultation included reforms required in the Central Motor Vehicle Act to facilitate goods transport, overloading, road safety regulation.