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INFRASTRUCTURE Fig 5.2
Growth of Motor Vehicles

9000000 6870354 8547966
8000000 6072019 8048673
7000000
6000000 4442387 5397652
5000000 4880059
4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000

0

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

5.22 The number of motor vehicles having valid registration as on 31.03.2014 is 85,47,966 as
against 80,48,673 in the previous year. The newly registered vehicles comes to 9,22,432 during
2013-14. In the case of personal vehicles a faster growth rate has been recorded over the previous
year. The percentage of category wise motor vehicles registered during 2013-14 is shown in Fig 5.3.

Fig 5.3

Category wise Motor Vehicles registered during 2013-14

Buses Others Four
2% 1% Wheelers
and above

21%

Two Autoricksha
Wheelers ws
8%
62%
Goods
vehicles

6%

5.23 The district wise details of vehicles newly registered, vehicles with valid registration and
growth of vehicles in Kerala are given in Appendix 5.7 and 5.8 respectively. An analysis of growth
of Motor vehicles and its impact on local development in the State during the last nine years reveals
that vehicle population has increased from 31,22,082 in 2005 to 85,47,966 in 2014, (173.8%) while
marginal increase has been achieved in the augmentation of road length.

5.24 About 2527 vehicles are newly added to vehicle population every day. Of this 1688 are two
wheelers. The details of category wise growth of motor vehicles in Kerala since 2008 are given in

Kerala State Planning Board