Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Review of NUTP
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.*244

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2016

## REVIEW OF NUTP

No.*244              DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed/proposes  to  review  the progress made under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether the Government  considers any change in NUTP and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government had got a study conducted in the year
- 2012-13  for  establishing  service  level  benchmarks  for  urban transport; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (d) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*244    FOR  ANSWER  ON  3 RD AUGUST, 2016 REGARDING  REVIEW OF NUTP .

(a) :      National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) is a policy guideline which provides broad framework for development of urban transport. Since,  Urban  Transport,  intertwined  with  Urban  Development,  is  a State subject, planning, execution and development of urban transport  facilities  are  done  by  the  concerned  State/Union  Territory (UT).  Financial assistance for projects of Urban transport like Buses, Bus  Rapid  Transit  System  (BRTS),  Metro  Rail  Systems  etc.  and  for preparation of Feasibility Study Reports, Detailed Project Reports and Comprehensive Mobility Plans is provided and reviewed from time to time under different schemes. A brief on the progress made in Urban Transport projects and study reports are given in Annexure 1.

(b): No, Madam

(c) & (d): Yes,  Madam.  Service  Level  Benchmarks  (SLB)  for  Urban Transport  were  finalised  and  circulated  to  States/UTs  in  November, 2009. The Government started a research study in the year 2012-13 in 12 cities viz., Delhi, Jaipur, Jammu-Katra, Nanded, Patna, Vijayawada, Kohima, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad with an objective to develop operational guidelines and methodology for  undertaking  benchmarking  using  the  above  SLB  in  two  stages. Stage  one  of  the  study,  comprising  development  of  operational guidelines and methodology of delineating urban area, data collection, storage and analysis and standardising the procedure for undertaking benchmarking, has been completed. Stage two, consisting of monitoring the change in level of service of urban transport in these 12 cities, is in progress. A toolkit of standard procedure/process for carrying out benchmarking of transport in urban areas will also be prepared as part of study. Further, establishing SLBs have been made a mandatory requirement under revised Comprehensive Mobility Plan toolkit  issued  in  September, 2014 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme launched in June-2015. *****

ANNEXURE- 1 REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *244 REGARDING 'REVIEW OF NUTP' TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016 ASKED BY DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU.

## A Brief on the progress made in Urban Transport Projects

-  About 316 Km of Metro Rail   is under operation and more than 500 Km is under construction. This includes Metro/Mono Rail systems promoted by State Governments and Private Bodies under their own arrangements;
-  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  (MoUD)  has  sanctioned  25,485 buses  and  154  ancillary  infrastructure  projects  such  as  creation/ upgradation of Depots, terminals & ITS facilities to 157 cities/cluster of cities. Funding under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has been continued till 31.03.2017 for 7,509 buses and 25 ancillary infrastructure projects (sanctioned during the Transition Phase i.e. 2012-13 and 2013-14). Additional  Central  Assistance  (ACA)  amounting  to  Rs.  2740  crore (approx.)  has  been  released.  More  than  18,000  buses  have  been procured so far;
-  MoUD has provided financial assistance to 11 cities for construction  of  about  504  Km  Bus  Rapid  Transit  System  (BRTS). About 222 km of BRTS is operational and remaining about 282 km is under construction;
-  Under the Urban Transport Planning & Capacity Building Scheme, the  Ministry  has  provided  financial  assistance  up  to  80%  for preparation of CMP in 77 cities.  Further, financial assistance up to 50%  has  been  provided  for  preparation  of  DPR  of  22  Metro  Rail projects  of  various  cities.  Various  other  traffic  &  transportation studies including research in transport and training under Capacity Building have been funded under this scheme.

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