Question : PARKING FACILITIES UNDER JNNURM

(a): whether the Government has made any assessment on the effects of the increase of vehicles in cities and the need for an effective transport and parking system to accommodate the same;

(b): if so, the details thereof;

(c): whether the cities having more than five lakh population are facing vehicle parking problems including Belgaum city in Karnataka;

(d): if so, whether the Government proposes to provide funds for construction of multi-storyed parking facilities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission; and

(e) if so, the funds sanctioned and released for the purpose, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a)&(b): No specific assessment has been made regarding effect of increasing number of vehicles in cities.However, Ministry of Urban Development got a study done on Traffic

and Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India.The report was submitted in 2008 which concluded that share of personalized mode of transport have increased and public transport has generally dwindled.The study suggested the following:

(i) Focus transport supply in the Mass transport domain


(ii) Serious attention is to be given to NMT


(iii) Set up a Dedicated Transport Fund


(iv) Give a thrust to TSM/ITS


(v) Create a National level Database


(vi) Strengthening of Institutional setup


(vii) Develop transportation plans in conjunction with the Land use Development Plans.

(c): Yes, Madam. It is a general experience that in cities having more than five lakh population are facing traffic congestion including vehicle parking problems. However, no specific study is done regarding the same.

(d) & (e): Parking lots is one of the admissible components under UIG Sub Mission of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).Accordingly, projects related to parking are sanctioned under JNNURM. So far projects with total approved cost of Rs.860.42 crore with additional Central assistance (ACA) commitment of Rs.337.28 crore have been sanctioned.The State-wise details are at Annexure.I.