Lok Sabha Question No. 1340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Public Transport
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

No. 1340

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1340

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018 PUBLIC TRANSPORT

## SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  total  number  of  buses available for public transportation in the country is only3 lakhs as against the requirement of 30lakhs which results in manifold increase of two and four wheelers;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  public  transport  buses  which  are  presently  in operation  in  the  country  as  against  the  requirements,  State-wise  along with the reasons for the low availability of such buses;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  provided  any  assistance/any proposal  to  assist  the  States  for  augmenting  their  share  of  public transport buses;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) if not, the reasons there for?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)& (b) Urban Transport is intertwined with Urban Development, which is a State subject.  As such statistical data of buses for public transportation are to be maintained by the States/ Union Territories/Urban Local Bodies.

- (c) & (d) Government of India provided financial assistance of Rs.2783.93 crore  for  procurement  of  buses  under  Jawaharlal  Nehru  National  Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) in the form of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to various State Governments/Union Territories in two phases upto 31.03.2014. Subsequently, funding was continued under the Atal Mission for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  upto  31.03.2017. Details of financial assistance are at Annexure-I.
- (e) Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  1340  FOR  ANSWER  ON 18.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI VENNKATESH BABU T.G.

Details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  State  Governments/Union Territories  for  procurement  of  buses  sanctioned  under  the  erstwhile Jawaharlal  Nehru  National  Urban  Renewal  Mission  (JNNURM)  during phase-I (2008-09 &2013-14).

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States           |   No. of Buses Sanctioned |   Government of India Share Released |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |                      1540 |                               131.98 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                        25 |                                 2.94 |
| 3         | Assam                    |                       200 |                                32.17 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |                       125 |                                12.68 |
| 5         | Chandigarh               |                       100 |                                25.38 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             |                       100 |                                10.69 |
| 7         | Delhi                    |                      1728 |                               224.15 |
| 8         | Goa                      |                        50 |                                 5.04 |
| 9         | Gujarat                  |                       803 |                                77.79 |
| 10        |                          |                       150 |                                24.57 |
| 11        | Haryana Himachal Pradesh |                        75 |                                 5.47 |
| 12 Jammu  | & Kashmir                |                       150 |                                18.98 |
| 13        |                          |                       250 |                                11.95 |
| 14        | Jharkhand Karnataka      |                      1150 |                               142.55 |
| 15        | Kerala                   |                       350 |                                62.32 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh           |                       609 |                                59.06 |
| 17        | Maharashtra              |                      2470 |                               194.68 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                |                       120 |                                13.28 |
| 19        | Manipur                  |                        25 |                                 3.04 |
| 20        | Mizoram                  |                        25 |                                 1.46 |
| 21        | Nagaland                 |                        25 |                                 1.92 |
| 22        | Orissa                   |                       125 |                                10.52 |
| 23        | Puducherry               |                        50 |                                 7.96 |
| 24        | Punjab                   |                       350 |                                37.67 |
| 25        | Rajasthan                |                       435 |                                71.02 |
| 26        | Sikkim                   |                        25 |                                 2.25 |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu               |                      1600 |                               130.7  |
| 28        | Tripura                  |                        75 |                                12.43 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh            |                      1310 |                               130.3  |
| 30        | Uttarakhand              |                       145 |                                13.52 |
| 31        | West Bengal              |                      1300 |                                68.52 |
| Total (A) |                          |                     15485 |                              1546.99 |

| Details of financial assistance provided to State Governments/Union Territories for procurement of buses sanctioned under the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Phase-II (2014-15) and continued under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) up to 31.03.2017.   | Details of financial assistance provided to State Governments/Union Territories for procurement of buses sanctioned under the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Phase-II (2014-15) and continued under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) up to 31.03.2017.   | Details of financial assistance provided to State Governments/Union Territories for procurement of buses sanctioned under the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Phase-II (2014-15) and continued under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) up to 31.03.2017.   | Details of financial assistance provided to State Governments/Union Territories for procurement of buses sanctioned under the erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Phase-II (2014-15) and continued under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) up to 31.03.2017.   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 370                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 49.13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 330                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 99.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 526                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 44.92                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 170                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 11.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 292                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 34.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 9.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 800                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 167.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1701                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 229.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1055                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 184.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 240                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 43.35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 13.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 280                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 30.79                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 7.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 210                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 42.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 21.94                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 874                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 144.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Total (B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7509                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1236.94                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Grand Total (A+B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 22994                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2783.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |