Lok Sabha Question No. 1118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Car Pooling Guidelines
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for encouraging efficient and viable alternatives like car-pooling for transportation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such a proposal is being implemented by any State and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and also Parliamentary Constituency and Tehsil-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government proposes to issue separate guidelines to regulate vehicle-pooling system and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of steps taken by the Government to ease the pressure of rising number of vehicles plying on the roads; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  exempt  car-pooling  from  its coverage and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) (i) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines, 2020 in accordance with section 93 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, on 27th November, 2020. These guidelines provide a guiding framework to the State/UT Governments to consider

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1118

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## CAR POOLING GUIDELINES

1118. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR :

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

for issuance of license as well as regulation of the business being conducted by such Aggregators. (ii)  With  an  objective  to  reduce  traffic  congestion  and  pollution, clause  15  of  aforesaid  guidelines  provides  for  non-transport  vehicle pooling by aggregators unless prohibited by the State Government. (b) Road  Transport  is  a  State  Subject  and  as  such,  initiatives  for planning  and  management  of  sustainable  urban  transport  system, including steps to address the problem of traffic congestion on roads etc, are taken by the respective States/UTs. (c) and (e) No such proposal is under consideration in this Ministry. (d) Urban Transport is an integral part of urban development and is a State subject. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has taken several steps to ease pressure of rising number of vehicles and to improve public transportation system through the following initiatives: (i) Notified National Urban Transport Policy, 2006, various guidance documents and advisories to facilitate States/Union Territories / Cities / Urban Local Bodies. (ii) Metro Rail Policy, 2017 issued in August 2017, which focuses on systematic  planning  and  implementation  of  metro  rail  system  in  a 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. (iii) National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy issued on 01.05.2017.  This  policy  is  a  guiding  document  for  all  States  /  Union Territories to promote planned and sustainable urban centers with high density, mixed land-use within an influence zone of 500-800 meters of mass transit stations. (iv) Under the present PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, central assistance of ₹20,000 crore is available to more th an 100 cities in the range of 3-40 lakh  population  to  augment  city  bus  operations  by  deploying  10,000 electric buses, besides development of associated civil and electrical infrastructure for the Bus depot.

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