Lok Sabha Question No. 4543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Deployment of AI-Based Traffic Management Systems
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543 ANSWERED ON 19 th  MARCH, 2026

## DEPLOYMENT OF AI-BASED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

4543. SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has authorised deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based  traffic  management  systems,  including adaptive  signal  control  and  automated  enforcement  across  the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  measurable  outcomes  of  such  deployments  in  terms  of reduction in average junction delay, congestion levels, road accidents and vehicular emissions during the period 2024-2026;
- (c) whether any independent technical or third-party audit has been conducted to assess accuracy, bias, data security and error rates in Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  generated  challans,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the data protection safeguards, retention policies and grievance redressal  mechanisms  put  in  place  to  prevent  misuse  or  wrongful penalisation; and
- (e)  the  total  funds  allocated  for  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  enabled Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and the roadmap for nationwide standardisation and interoperability across States?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (e)  Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provides for electronic  monitoring  and  enforcement  of  road  safety  on  National Highways, State Highways, roads or in any urban city within a State which has a population upto such limits as may be prescribed by the Government.  Accordingly,  Government  has  published  Rule  167A under  the  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules  (CMVR),  1989  in  August 2021 for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety at high-risk  and  high-density  corridors  on  National  Highways,  State Highways  and  at  critical  junctions  in cities  having  more  than  one million  population  and  cities  under  National  Clean  Air  Programme

(NCAP) in the Country.

The responsibility to implement the provisions of Rule 167A of the CMVR, 1989 in terms of section 136A of the MV Act, 1988 comes under the purview of the State Governments.  However, to support the  States,  Government  has  issued  guidelines  for  incentives  to States for implementation of Electronic Enforcement of Road Safety under  the  Scheme  of  Special  Assistance  to  States  for  Capital Investment  2025-26  (SASCI  2025-26)  with  allocation  of  Rs.  3,000 Crore  on  First-Come-First-Served  basis. An  amount  of  Rs.144.87

crore has been released to 6 States under the scheme.

Further, implementation  of  Advanced  Traffic  Management Systems  (ATMS)  across  National  Highways  with  the  objective  of improving  road  safety,  reducing  accidents  and  enabling  real-time traffic  monitoring  and  incident  management  has  been  envisaged. ATMS  implementation  is  being  done  in  phased  manner  in  all  four lanes and above National Highways.

The  system  architecture  includes  deployment  of  AI-based (VIDES), PTZ  (Pan, cameras  for electronic monitoring, enforcement, early detection of incidents and

Video Incident Detection and Enforcement System Automatic  Number  Plate  Recognition  (ANPR)  cameras, Tilt, and Zoom)  cameras  and  other surveillance real-time field response.

Additionally,  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance under  the  Intelligent  Transport  System  (ITS)  scheme  to  support adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based solutions  in  public  transport,  including  fleet  management  systems for  tracking,  scheduling,  and  operations.   Eligible  transport  bodies (such as State Transport Undertakings, State Transport Corporations,  Public  Private  Partnerships  and  State  Government Bodies) may  incorporate AI-based functionalities within these systems.  Approved  proposals  under  ITS  scheme  which  include  AI components are enclosed in the Annexure.

- (b) & (c) The use of electronic enforcement for traffic management is in initial stage of implementation by State Government(s)/UT administration(s).  Standard  Operating  Procedure (SOP)  has  been  issued  on  28.10.2025  for  implementation  of  Rule 167/167A  of  Central  Motor  Vehicle  Rules  (CMVR),  1989  related  to electronic  monitoring  and  enforcement  of  road  safety.  The  SOP provides comprehensive guidance on identifying enforcement sites, selecting and installing electronic enforcement devices and ensuring  their  monitoring,  calibration  and  maintenance.  It  also outlines  the  standardized  processes  for  recording  violations  and issuing e-challans. An amendment to CMVR has also been notified on 20.01.2026 to provide legal backing to the provisions of SOP.
- (d) ATMS includes data governance provisions for traffic monitoring  and  enforcement  systems.  It  requires  that  all  data collection, processing, and storage must comply with the provisions of  the  Digital  Personal  Data  Protection  (DPDP)  Act,  2023  and  all software used in ATMS must be STQC (Standardization Testing and Quality Certification) certified to ensure data integrity and prevent unauthorized access.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543 ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026 ASKED BY SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY REGARDING  DEPLOYMENT  OF  AI-BASED  TRAFFIC  MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

|   Sl. No. | State Transport Undertaking            |   Total project Cost (Rs. Cr.) |   Central Government Component (Rs. Cr) | AI based scope                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) |                          19.74 |                                  13.818 | AI based planning, scheduling and dispatch                                                                                                                    |
|         2 | Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) |                          22.71 |                                  15.897 | Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for Route optimisation, route selection, driver behaviour analysis, predictive maintenance etc. |
|         3 | Nagaland State Transport (NST)         |                          12.06 |                                   8.442 | AI powered route optimisation and demand Machine Learning (ML) predict and mitigate delays. AI driven ETA, ETD, route                                         |

|    |                                                         |       | and destination, Automated                                                  | and destination, Automated                                                  |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4. | Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) | 17.94 | Intelligent services under                                                  | Intelligent services under                                                  |
|    |                                                         |       | Integrated                                                                  | Depot                                                                       |
|    |                                                         |       | (IDMS):                                                                     | (IDMS):                                                                     |
|    |                                                         |       | Multilingual support (AI translation and Voice synthesis) Management System | Multilingual support (AI translation and Voice synthesis) Management System |
|    |                                                         |       |  Crew Rostering  Business                                                 |  Crew Rostering  Business                                                 |
|    |                                                         |       |  Dispatch                                                                  |  Dispatch                                                                  |
|    |                                                         |       | intelligence                                                                | intelligence                                                                |
|    |                                                         |       | management                                                                  | management                                                                  |
|    |                                                         |       |  Event and Alert                                                           |  Event and Alert                                                           |
|    |                                                         |       | handling                                                                    | handling                                                                    |

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