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Abstract
Public transports, especially buses not only form a medium of public mobility, but also acquire a significant place in building the economic infrastructure of cities. Urban transport segment in India has identified the criticality of participation of private operators in working city bus operations. Since 2005 the urban city bus benefits in India are shared by both public driven State Transport Undertakings and Private Bus Operators. This paper discusses about the patterns of vehicular development and accessibility of transport foundation in Indian urban regions. As opposed to covering each part of urban transportation, the paper principally stresses on the vital elements, and the two contractual models for example, Gross Cost Contract (GCC) and Net Cost Contract (NCC) that are being executed in different urban communities in India. Furthermore, this paper features a few deficiencies of NCC and GCC and suggests criterions that could make them increasingly beneficial in the upcoming period.