Importantly, according to ITF, subsidies would not really encourage higher bus ridership as public transport in the Indian and Chinese cities is already cheap. What would really make public transport more attractive would be the quality of the service and a better overall user experience.
Let us recall that the IRU is coordinating the on-going work of the All India Smart Move High Level Group, which is expected to deliver, by the end of the year, its recommendations aimed at increasing the collective passenger transport in India.
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