Panaji:
Every other person owns a vehicle in Goa, and around 50,000 new vehicles are purchased in the state annually, according to records provided by the transport department.
As on November 30, 2010, there were 7.65 lakh vehicles registered in the state which has a population of 14 lakh people, and there is one vehicle for every two persons in the state.
The data provided by the state transport department in the annual Economic Survey (ES) reveals that 11. 47 per cent of the vehicles registered are transport vehicles while 88.53 per cent are non-transport vehicles.
The ES was tabled on Wednesday on the floor of the house during the ongoing state legislative assembly session.
Motorcycles and scooters contribute to the largest number of vehicles in the state. Of the total vehicles, 68.69 per cent belongs to this category of two-wheelers.
They are followed by jeeps and cars which are 18.88 per cent of the total vehicles registered in the state with the transport department.
For the calendar year 2010 ending in November, total 38,546 new vehicles were registered with the transport department.