The Ministry of Surface Transport was a branch of the

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. It was the apex body for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to

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in India.

History

The Department of Surface Transport, within the

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...

, was renamed as the Ministry of Surface Transport with effect from 22 October 1986. The next development was that this ministry was reorganised into the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways. This took place on the 15 October 1999. The ministry was bifurcated, into the Ministry of Shipping and the

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also ...

, with effect from 17 November 2000.

List of Ministers of Surface Transport

References

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