Lok Sabha Question No. 5293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Intelligent Transportation System Solutions
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5293 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  APRIL, 2025

## INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SOLUTIONS

5293. SHRI PV MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  recently  launched  Intelligent  Transportation System Solutions and the status of its deployment;
- (b) the intended impact of the same; and
- (c)  the  other  measures being taken in  this respect to achieve traffic efficiency?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) 1. Government has issued guidelines for the Scheme 'Central Assistance for Strengthening the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in Public  Transport  System  in  the  country'  on  23.06.2022.  The  Central share under the Scheme is Rs 175 crore, and the Scheme is for 4 years -  FY  2022-26.  Under  the  Scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to the  Transport  Bodies  (State  Transport  Undertakings/  State  Transport Corporations  /  Public  Private  Partnerships  and  State  Government

Bodies) to develop and implement ITS in public transport to improve operations, journey time, accessibility etc.

2. The Scheme envisages deployment of ITS through innovative use of hardware and software to improve the quality and quantity of Public Transport services. The Scheme covers mainly 4 ITS components, viz hardware, software, web and mobile-based application and Operation & Maintenance for 2 years.
3.  Proposals  of  9  STUs  (i.e.-  Telangana-TSRTC,  Karnataka-KSRTC, Gujarat-GSRTC, Bhopal-BCLL, Sikkim-SNT, Assam-ASTC, Mira Bhainder-MBMTU, Puducherry-PRTC and Navi Mumbai-NMMT) amounting to Rs. 185.96 crore (approved Central share is Rs. 130.17 crore) have been approved.
4.  Further,  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  has  issued Policy  Circular  No.  11.53  on  10.10.23  to  implement  the  Advanced Traffic  Management System (ATMS) on National Highways and Expressways. The Policy includes surveillance of the entire highway stretch  and  AI  based  Video  Incident  Detection  and  Enforcement System  which  will  also  facilitate  generation  of  E-challans  by  police and other enforcement agencies. The Policy document aims to reduce accidents, traffic violations and incident response time. NHAI envisages to implement the ATMS solution in Highways and Expressways in phased manner. In order to implement the said ATMS Policy,  NHAI  is  making  it  as  part  of  Highway  Projects  and  also implementing  the  ATMS  as  standalone  Projects  such  as  Dwarka Expressway, Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway etc. In addition to above, NHAI has included ATMS as part of highway projects like Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Trans-Haryana Expressway, Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway etc.
5.  Existing  National  Highways  identified  for  the  purpose  are  being widened & upgraded to 2L+Paved Shoulders/ 4-Lane/ 6-Lanes and many Greenfield Expressways  are also constructed to achieve traffic efficiency,  better  mobility/  ease  of  travelling  and  also  to  reduce  the congestion.
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