Draft:Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative


Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative is a mass transportation scheme, under which affordable bus services are provided to people in rural areas of Odisha where almost 83% of the population of the State resides in the rural pockets which is approximately 35 million/ 3.5 crore people.[1] The Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative project, commonly abbreviated as LAccMI, bus service has been implemented in Odisha under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) transportation projects and the program aims have an enormous impact on both the poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability goals.

Just as the Mo Bus initiative under the aegis of CRUT (Capital Region Urban Transport) the LaccMI initiative aims to connect rural and under developed areas of Odisha.[2] Transportation issues are dealt with directly in Agenda 21, the Global Plan of Action for Habitat II, and the proceedings of the Commission for Sustainable Development, and in the official policies of the development banks. The MDGs do not directly address transport issues because they accept the legitimacy of these earlier UN agreements.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Sahoo, Priyabrat (10 November 2015). "Dynamics of Rural Poverty in Odisha" (PDF). Munich Personal RePEc Archive.
  2. ^ "New rural service, electric buses boost public transport scene". The Times of India. 2023-12-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  3. ^ PTI. "LAccMI bus service covers all 30 districts of Odisha". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. ^ "CM launches LAccMI scheme in Rayagada". The Times of India. 2023-11-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ^ Service, Statesman News (2024-02-21). "Odisha launches Rs 5 bus service in five more districts". The Statesman. Retrieved 2024-05-18.