Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Strengthening ITS in Public Transportation
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli, Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2025

## STRENGTHENING ITS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

*219. SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI: SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether any transport body of Andhra Pradesh has been included for strengthening Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in public transport system scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details regarding the amount of funds allocated/ released/utilized  under  the  scheme  for  transport  bodies  in  Andhra Pradesh since the date of proposal submission from the State bodies, year-wise;
- (c) whether any proposals have been submitted by the State Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  to  the  Union  Government  for  the Central  share  under  the  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  regarding  the proposals  submitted  and  sanctioned  for  Andhra  Pradesh  under  the scheme;
- (d)   whether  the  Government  has  increased  the  percentage  of  the central share under the scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)     the details regarding the funds allocated under the Union Budget 2025-26 for the scheme; and
- (f)        whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  extend  the  scheme beyond  the  15th  Finance  Commission  cycle  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI AND SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI REGARDING STRENGTHENING ITS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Andhra  Pradesh  State  Road  Transport  Corporation (APSRTC)  has  been  included  in  the  Scheme  'Central  Assistance  for Strengthening the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in Public Transport System in the country'.  The details are as under :
- (c)  State  Transport  Undertakings/State  Transport  Corporations/Public Private  Partnership  organizations/State  Government  Bodies  (Transport Bodies) entrusted with providing public transport facilities are eligible for assistance  under  the Scheme.   As  per  this eligibility, APSRTC  has submitted the proposal for "Implementation of Unified Ticketing Solution (UTS) in APSRTC" amounting Rs. 22.81 crore in 2024.
- (d) Yes Sir. The Government has increased the Central Share from 50% to 70% under the revamped scheme approved in June, 2022.
- (e) Budget  for  the  Scheme  for  Financial  Year  (FY)  2025-26  will  be allocated  after  the  approval  of  Parliament  to  the  Demand  for  Grants  of the Ministry.
- (f) The current scheme is valid till FY2025-26.

|   S.No. | Transport body   | Proposal                                                 |   Year |   Approved Central Share (in Rs. Cr) | Fund released year wise (in Rs. Cr)   |   Fund released year wise (in Rs. Cr) |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | APSRTC           | Implementation of project 'Bus                           |   2012 |                                10.65 | 2011-12                               |                                  5.33 |
|       1 | APSRTC           |                                                          |   2012 |                                10.65 | 2012-13                               |                                  3.19 |
|       1 | APSRTC           | Tracking & Centralized Fare Collection System' in APSRTC |   2012 |                                10.65 | 2015-16                               |                                  2.13 |
|       1 | APSRTC           |                                                          |   2012 |                                10.65 | Total                                 |                                 10.65 |
|       2 | APSRTC           |                                                          |   2021 |                                29.71 | 2021-22                               |                                 14.69 |
|       2 | APSRTC           | Implementation of Unified                                |   2021 |                                29.71 | 2022-23                               |                                  9.08 |
|       2 | APSRTC           | Ticketing Solution (UTS) in                              |   2021 |                                29.71 | 2023-24                               |                                  5.94 |
|       2 | APSRTC           | APSRTC                                                   |   2021 |                                29.71 | Total                                 |                                 29.71 |

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