THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMAL NATH)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 226 FOR 13.3.2013
ASKED BY SHRI SUVENDU ADHIKARI REGARDING PPP MODEL FOR URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM
(a): The details of the Urban Transport infrastructure projects taken up under Public
Private Partnership (PPP) model involving Government of India funding are as follows:-
(i) High Speed Express Link from New Length22.7 km. Delhi Railway Station to Dwarka Sector-21 via IGI (Indira Gandhi International) Airport.
(ii) Hyderabad Metro Project Length 71.16 km.
(iii) Mumbai Metro Line 1 Length 11.40 km.
(iv) Mumbai Metro Line 2 Length 31.871 km.
(b): No, Madam.
(c): Does not arise in view of (b) above.
(d): Urban Transport is inter-twined with urban development which is a State subject. As
such the primary responsibility for development of Urban Transport infrastructure lies with
the State Government and city concerned. However, for improving scenario of Urban Transport
infrastructure, Central Government has taken active steps like, formulation of National Urban
Transport Policy, 2006, sanction of Bus Rapid Transit System Projects, traffic transit
management centres, roads and flyovers under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JnNURM). It has also sanctioned metro railway projects for various cities either on Government
funding pattern or on PPP model.
