Lok Sabha Question No. 2049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Transit-Oriented Development Plan
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2049

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 31, 2025

## TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NO. 2049.

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  details  and  the  salient  features/objectives  of  the  TransitOriented Development (TOD) policy;
- (b) the  details  of  additional  facilities  likely  to  be  provided  by  the Government to the cities selected under the said policy;
- (c) the targeted sections that are likely to be benefited under the said policy;
- (d) the name of cities across the country being selected under the said policy;
- (e) whether  any  criteria  has  been  set  by  the  Government  for  the selection and if so, the details thereof,
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  connect  Abu  Road located in Sirohi district of Rajasthan under the said policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government  has  estimated any kind of budget expenditure for the said policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (g): As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning including  town  planning  is  the  function  of  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/ Urban  Development  Authorities.  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts  of  the  States  through  schematic  interventions/  advisories.  The National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy issued by Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  in  2017,  promotes  sustainable compact  urban  growth  by  aligning  land use planning with mass transit …2/-

systems like Metro and Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). It encourages higher  density,  mixed-use  development  within  500-800 m  of  transit stations, supported by enhanced Floor Area Ratio (FAR), improved nonmotorized  transport,  and  multimodal  connectivity,  aiming  to  reduce reliance on private vehicles.

The  policy's  key  goals  are  to  increase  public  transport  usage, reduce travel demand, ensure inclusive housing for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), improve walkability and safety, and enable climate-friendly mobility.  It  is  guided  by  principles,  including  compact  development, affordable housing  integration,  mixed-land  use,  and  private  sector engagement through tools like Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and land value capture.

MoHUA  also  promotes  and  incentivizes  those  states  who  have implemented TOD policy through Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SSASCI). Under the TOD component of SSASCI, the Government provides capital funding incentives to states and cities for  notifying  TOD  corridors,  modernization  of  building  bye  laws  by allowing more Ground Coverage, Floor Space Index (FSI), Densification and  Inclusive  zoning  regulations  to  remove  inefficiencies  in  existing regulatory framework. Under SSASCI 2023-24 & 2024-25 (Urban Planning Reforms), twenty-eight TOD corridors were notified in six States.

The Government of Rajasthan has not claimed any incentive under SSASCI TOD Component so far.

To further encourage States/Union Territories to adopt and implement  TOD,  the  Government  has  extended  the  TOD  components under  Urban  Planning  Reforms  in  SSASCI  scheme  2025-26  which  also covers incentives for Creation of Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF) with a dedicated escrow account and provisions for betterment levies and cess charges.

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