page_title: Transport in India
section_title: Cycle rickshaws
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in India / Human/Animal powered / Cycle rickshaws
caption_attribution_description: English: Family going to school in a rickshaw Delhi India
context_page_description: Transport in India consists of transport by land, water and air. Public transport is the primary mode of road transport for most
  of the Indian citizens, and India's public transport systems are among the most heavily used in the world.
  India's road network is the second-largest and one of the busiest in the world, transporting 8.225 billion passengers and over 980 million tonnes of cargo annually, as of 2015. India's rail network is the fourth largest and second busiest in the world, transporting 8.44 billion passengers and 1.23 billion tonnes of freight annually, as of 2019. Aviation in India, broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world and Bangalore with 65% national share is the largest aviation manufacturing hub of India. India's waterways network in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks, is the ninth largest waterway network in the world. Freight transport by waterways is highly under-utilised in India with the total cargo moved by inland waterways being 0.1 percent of the total inland traffic in India. Roads in India are maintained by-National Highway Authority Of India.
context_section_description: Cycle rickshaws were introduced in India in the 1940s. They are bigger than a tricycle where two people sit on an elevated seat at the back and a person pedals from the front. In the late 2000s, they were banned in several cities for causing traffic congestion. The Delhi Police recently submitted an affidavit against plying of cycle rickshaws to ease traffic congestion in the city but it was dismissed by the Delhi High Court. In addition, environmentalists have supported the retention of cycle rickshaws as a non-polluting mode of transport.
caption: Cycle rickshaw
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