Lok Sabha Question No. 2513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Sustainable Public Transport
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KIRRON KHER, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ARJUNLAL MEENA, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

No. 2513

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016

## SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  new scheme/policy initiatives to encourage green, climate friendly and sustainable public transport system in urban areas and if so, the details  thereof  and  the  criteria  fixed  by  the  Government  for selection of urban cities for implementation of the said scheme;
- (b) the Central assistance likely to be required and funding pattern envisaged for implementation of the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes a new Metro Policy to meet the growing demand and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the policy is likely to be announced;
- (d)  the  further  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to promote  green  urban  transport  system  in  urban  cities  in  the country; and
- (e) whether the Government is also assisting and allocating funds for  providing  electric  buses  in  some  of  the  cities  and  if  so,  the details of the cities in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

- (a) to (e): The Ministry of Urban Development is taking several steps to  promote  green  urban  transport  system  in  the  cities.  These includes:
- (i) About 326 Km of metro rail is under operation and more than 500 Km is under construction. This includes metro rail/mono rail  systems  promoted  by  State  Governments  and  Private Bodies under their own arrangements;
- (ii) Financial  assistance  for  more  than  500  Km  Bus  Rapid Transport System (BRT) has been/ is being provided and it is operational/  under  construction  in  cities  like  Ahmedabad, Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Pune,
- Pimpri-Chinchwad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Amritsar, Hubli-Dharwad

and Naya Raipur.

- (iii) Financial assistance has been/ is being provided for procurement of 22,994 modern ITS enabled buses for 157 cities.  As  on  date,  more  than  18,224  modern  ITS  enabled
- buses have been procured by States/Cities;
- (iv) Funding of Buses, BRTS, ferry vessels for inland waterways
- along  with  footpaths/  walkways,  foot  over  bridges,  multilevel parking and facilities for NMT have been included under Atal  Mission  of  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT).
- (v) Financial  assistance  has  been  given/  is  being  given  for preparation  of  Comprehensive  Mobility  Plan  (CMP)  in  75
- cities;
- (vi) Annual  Conference-cum-Exhibition  called  'Urban  Mobility India' on urban transport is being organized since 2008 for knowledge sharing amongst experts and stakeholders and recognizing the exemplary achievements in the field of urban
- transport through awards;
- (vii) Sustainable  Urban  Transport  Project  (SUTP)  supported  by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  and  Global  Environment  Facility  (GEF)  is  under implementation with the objective of promoting environmentally  sustainable  urban  transport  in  India  and improving the usage of environment-friendly transport modes in five demonstration cities.
- (viii) A project named 'Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service (ESCBS)' supported by the World Bank is under

implementation in 4 Cities with the objectives of (i) strengthening capacity of urban bus service operating and maintaining agencies through capacity building and training programmes;  and  (ii)  assisting  cities  in  preparing  and implementing demonstration 'City Bus Modernisation Projects' and undertaking technical assistance for institutional strengthening.

Department of Heavy Industries (DHI), Government of India, under the scheme of FAME -India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India), has approved funding for 25 electric buses and 80 battery operated maxi-cabs to State Govt. of Himachal Pradesh and 2 no. of electric vehicles having 7-9 seat facility to the Land Ports authority, Ministry of Home Affairs at  Agartala  (Tripura).  DHI  is  providing  financial  support  through viability gap funding or by other way of funding under the scheme on a case-to-case basis.

New  policy initiatives in the Urban  Transport sector, including Metro, is an ongoing process.

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