The Road Crisis In Tax-Burdened India - Examining The Dynamics And Challenges Of Public Accountability
- IJLLR Journal
- Feb 17
- 2 min read
Anju Mathew, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
ABSTRACT
The ultimate objective of the paper is how to improve the overall economic growth of the country by ensuring the public concerns are taken into consideration and how the government is supporting this from their side. This paper examines the complex and pressing road catastrophe in India framed within the boarder context of increasing tax burdens and public accountability challenges. It orderly examines the legal and institutional frameworks that govern road infrastructure development and public safety including the constitutional provisions, statutory mandates, and regulatory mechanism tasked with traffic governance and oversight. The focus of this paper is the fiscal dimension and misallocation of public funds and the heavy tax burden on public citizens often without in line with improvements in road quality and safety outcomes. This paper also examines the significant gaps in fiscal transparency and lack of public knowledge that hinders effective usage of resources for road construction, maintained and safety mechanisms. This paper also outlines other measures as well for the transparent governance and for public interest. Moreover, this paper inspects the legal principles that underline governance accountability and public finance pointing out the defects in financial transparency and the wider implications for policy and law. This paper also tightness the importance of education, legal literacy, and the expansion of emergency medical infrastructure and public transit systems to reduce road stress and enhance safety. Transparency measures and stronger regulatory oversight mechanisms are advocated to govern both public and private vehicles effectively. In addition, it also focusses on the how the government actions and initiatives work for the growth and how they are failing to do so. These method aims to improve infrastructure quality, enhance road safety, and rebuild public trust in the management of tax-funded road projects amid growing urbanization and mobility demands. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the intertwined fiscal, legal, infrastructural, and governance challenges confronting India's road sector while offering actionable insights for policy reforms and sustainable development strategies.
Keywords: Road tax, governance accountability infrastructure, transparency, sustainable development, public interest.
