Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Rapid Transit System
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2668

TO BE ANSWERED ON March 17, 2022

## RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

NO. 2668.

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the share public transport in India is projected to decline and if the details and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the number of buses per capita, StatelUT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) the details mass rapid transport systems in India with its usage and capacity, State-UT wise including Bihar; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote public transport infrastructure and usage across the country along with the details of progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): Govt. of India is committed to promote and increase share of public transport in India. In order to achieve that it has notified National Urban transport policy 2006 to facilitate stateslUTs/CitieslULBs to promote and improve public transport across cities in India: It has further issued Metro rail Policy, 2017 to implement metro rails as part of public transportation comprehensivelyOther schemes and   policies like" Urban planning & capacity building scheme" and National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy are issued in order to facilitate seamless public transportation:

(b): the details of the number of buses per capita, StatelUT-wise including Bihar;

| S no.   | Statel UT                            | Population (as per Census 2011)   |   Total Bus fleet |   Bus per capita |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) | 84,580,777                        |            199800 |         0.002362 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 1,383,727                         |              9349 |         0.006756 |
| 3       | Assam                                | 31,205,576                        |             25714 |         0.000824 |
| 4       | Bihar                                | 104,099,452                       |             39618 |         0.000381 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                         | 25,545,198                        |             79214 |         0.003101 |
| 6       | Goa                                  | 1,458,545                         |             12411 |         0.008509 |
|         | Gujarat                              | 60,439,692                        |             86156 |         0.001425 |
| 8       | Haryana                              | 25,351,462                        |             62594 |         0.002469 |
|         | Himachal Pradesh                     | 6,864,602                         |             14622 |         0.00213  |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 12,541,302                        |             66718 |         0.00532  |
| 11      | Jharkhand                            | 32,988,134                        |             10432 |         0.000316 |
| 12      | Karnataka                            |                                   |            244864 |         0.004008 |
| 13      | Kerala                               | 33,406,061                        |            130687 |         0.003912 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 72,626,809                        |            213643 |         0.002942 |
| 15      | Maharashtra                          | 112,374,333                       |            179794 |         0.0016   |
| 16      | Manipur                              | 2,855,794                         |              2879 |         0.001008 |
| 17      | Meghalaya                            | 2,966,889                         |              5921 |         0.001996 |
|         | Mizoram                              | 1,097,206                         |               726 |         0.000662 |
| 19      | Nagaland                             | 1,978,502                         |              7081 |         0.003579 |
| 20      | Orissa                               | 41,974,218                        |             35131 |         0.000837 |

|   21 | Punjab                    | 27,743,338   | 49271   | 0.001776   |
|------|---------------------------|--------------|---------|------------|
|   22 | Rajasthan                 | 68,548,437   | 118301  | 0.001726   |
|   23 | Sikkim                    | 610,577      | 363     | 0.000595   |
|   24 | Tamil Nadu                | 72,147,030   | 221705  | 0.003073   |
|   25 | Tripura                   | 3,673,917    | 3074    | 0.000837   |
|   26 | Uttarakhand               | 10,086,292   | 16643   | 0.00165    |
|   27 | Uttar Pradesh             | 199,812,341  | 121975  | 0.00061    |
|   28 | West Bengal               | 91,276,115   | 46964   | 0.000515   |
|   39 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 380,581      | 1119    | 0.00294    |
|   30 | Chandigarh                | 1,055,450    | 799     | 0.000757   |
|   31 | D&N Haveli                | 343,709      | 95      | 0.000276   |
|   32 | Daman Diu                 | 243,247      |         |            |
|   33 | Delhi                     | 16,787,941   | 32233   | 0.00192    |
|   34 | Lakshadweep               | 64,473       | 39      | 0.000605   |
|   35 | Puducherry                | 1,247,953    | 8910    | 0.00714    |

Source: Bus per capita calculations are based on data from ROAD TRANSPORT YEAR BOOK (2017 2018 & 2018 2019)   published by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Population size as per Census 2011

(c): At present, about 754 km of metro rail network is operational in the country in 20 cities- The details of operational metro rail network, and State-wise, are given as below: city

| Sr-   | StatelUt                                                          | Cities Covered                                                        |   Approx Operational Length (in Kms) |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (covered by network of Delhi Metro) | Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bahadurgarh, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Gurugram |                                349.6 |

| 2.   | Haryana       | Gurugram             |   11.7 |
|------|---------------|----------------------|--------|
| 3    |               | Noida, Greater Noida |   29.7 |
| 4    | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow              |   22.8 |
| 5.   |               | Kanpur               |    9   |
| 6    | Karnataka     | Bangalore            |   56.1 |
| 7    | Telangana     | Hyderabad            |   69   |
| 8    | West Bengal   | Kolkata              |   38.5 |
| 9    | Tamil Nadu    | Chennai              |   54.1 |
| 10.  | Rajasthan     | Jaipur               |   12.1 |
| 11.  | Kerala        | Kochi                |   25.2 |
|      |               | Mumbai               |   30.9 |
| 13.  | Maharashtra   | Pune                 |   12   |
| 14.  |               | Nagpur               |   26.1 |
| 15.  | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad            |    6.5 |

The cumulative daily ridership in the metros is about 85 Lakhs (pre-Covid) and the present ridership is about 45-50 Lakhs:

The details of metro rail project which is presently under construction in Bihar is under:

| Name of Project          |   Stretch in Km | Cities Covered   |   Physical Progress in % as on 28.02.2022 | Targetedl Expected Date of Completion   |
|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Patna Metro Rail Project |          32.507 | Patna            |                                       1.6 | February, 2024                          |

(d): Urban Transport is an integral part of urban development, which is a State subject: As such, the initiatives for planning, monitoring and management of urban transport system including assessment of public transport with reference to number of buses per capita and the need of promotion of different modes ofpublic transport, are taken up by the State GovernmentsIUnion Territories/Urban Local BodiesMinistry Housing and Urban Affairs, however, have taken several teps to promote and improve   public transport system through various Policy frameworksladvisoriesl Programmes/Scheme notified by the Ministry from time to time to   help cities/ULBs/StateslUTs to  identify principles and strategies for better planning and implementation of the concepts in the area of urban transport: These include:

- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs have notified National Urban Transport Policy 2006, various guidance documents and advisories to facilitate States/UTs/Cities/ULBs to promote and improve public transport system in Indian cities across the country;
- Under the #Urban Transport Planning & Capacity Building Scheme", Ministry of Housing Urban Affairs provides central financial assistance up to 80% for taking up Traffic and Transportation Studies, feasibility  studies, Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR);
- A Metro Rail Policy, 2017 was issued in August 2017 , which focuses on systematic planning and implementation of metro rail system in more comprehensive and sustainable manner: The policy is a guide to State Governments desirous of availing Central Financial Assistance for preparing  comprehensive  proposals for metro rail projects;
- (iv) Under Bus Funding Scheme, 20,300 new buses were procured by 157 Cities of various StatesIUTs including 215 buses by Bihar, for this purpose;
- v) A National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy was issued on 01.05.2017 . This policy is a guiding document for all States Union Territories UTs to promote planned and sustainable urban centres with high density, mixed land-use within an influence zone of 500-800 meters of mass transit stations.

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