Abstract:

As national freight activity grows about five-fold by 2050, India’s freight transport ecosystem has a critical role to play in supporting India’s ambitious priorities. Some of these include international competitiveness, job growth, urban and rural livelihoods, and clean air and environment.

This report aims to:

1. Establish a coherent vision for a cost-effective, clean, and optimised freight transport system in India.
2. Quantify the economic, environmental, and public health benefits of that system.
3. Describe techno-economically feasible solutions that would collectively deliver those benefits.
4. Create a call for coordinated action on promising technology, policy, infrastructure, and finance solutions.