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State Road Transport Undertakings have been the backbone of the transportation network in India since their inception. These corporations were set up to provide a sustainable and cheap mode of transport for citizens of India, along with providing connectivity to rural parts of the nation. Over the years, the financial and physical performance of most State Road Transport Undertakings has dropped significantly. The social goal, political influence and poor management have been some of the major factors contributing to the losses made by most of the State Road Transport Undertakings. We have conducted this study by considering eight State Road Transport Undertakings, which are loss and profit-making, to understand the factors responsible for improving the physical factors of these State Road Transport Undertakings. To undertake this objective, we used correlation analysis and feature importance analysis using random forest regressor. We have proposed some policy-based measures for each State Road Transport Undertaking analysed based on the results and analysis. JEL Codes: C12, I38, L32, L91, N35, O53, R41, R42

Social innovation is the search for new and conclusive solutions to social problems aimed at improving the welfare of individuals and communities. Studies on social innovation and its implementation, especially with regard to the importance of gender equality and the impact of the gendered perspective on the implementation of such social innovations, are still scarce. Based on Gabriel Tarde's social theory, our study shows the urgency of addressing pressing social problems. The research objective is to statistically assess the implementation of social innovation in India, specifically from a gendered perspective. 400 responses were collected in August and September 2021 through a structured survey questionnaire which used simple random sampling of probability sampling method. The responses came from the northern states of India (especially Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh). The data analysis was done by means of statistical tests (using the SPSS 25 program) after validating the concepts, and was based on the results of frequency and percentage distribution of responses, one-sample t-test, ANOVA and correlation-regression tests. The study concludes that gender plays an important role in the implementation of social innovation in India, and gender equality must be incorporated into every facet of social innovation to reach its full potential and benefit everyone.