About National Household Travel Survey:
- It is published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
- Primary objectives of the survey: To generate robust, data-driven insights into domestic travel patterns and dynamics to support regional transport planning, infrastructure development and evidence-based policy formulation.
- The survey captures key aspects of domestic travel, including:
- Purpose of travel: Employment, education, social engagements, cultural and leisure activities, tourism, domestic work, caregiving and other purposes.
- Mode of transport: Modes of transportation used by different demographic groups for undertaking trips.
- Travel duration and distance: Average time taken and distances travelled during trips.
- Major findings of National Household Travel Survey:
- Student Mobility: Students in the 15-29 age group recorded the highest regular trip participation for daily travel to educational institutions, at 1 per cent in rural India and 73.3 per cent in urban India.
- Workforce Mobility: Male workers recorded a higher share of daily work trips of more than 1 km, at 61.9 per cent, compared with 41.9 per cent among female workers nationwide.
- Commuting costs: The average monthly expenditure on commuting to a fixed workplace stood at Rs 785 per worker. Urban workers incurred an average monthly expenditure of Rs 1,044, compared with Rs 612 for rural workers.
