Jayakar Committee and the Recommendations
otor vehicles. The
After the first World War, motor vehicles using the roads
a better road network which can carry both bullock cart trai
CxISting roads when not capable to withstand the mixed trafc coeanc A resolution
of oy both Chambers of the Indian Legislature 1927 for the appoinnci
to examine and report on the question of road developnent
Tesponse to the resolution, Indian Road Development committee was appo
government with M.R. Jayakar as Chairman, in 1927,
ne Jayakar Committee submitted its report by the year 1928. The most importaint
i) The road development in the country should be considered as a national interest as
(ii) An extra tax should be levied on petrol from the road users to develop a road
recommendations made by the committee are
this has become beyond the capacity of provincial governments and local bodies.
development fund called Central Road Fund.
(iii) A semi-official technical body should be formed to pool technical know how from
various parts of the country and to act as an advisory body on various aspects of
roads.
iv) A research organisation should be instituted to carry out research and development
work and to be available for consultations.
Most of the recommendations of the Jayakar Committee were accepted by the
government, and the major items were implemented subsequently. The Central Road
Fund was formed by the year 1929, the seml-official technical body called the Indian
Roads Congress was formed in 1954 and tne central Koad Kesearch Institute was started
ni 1950.
