THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a): Govt. of India is committed to promote and increase share of public transport in India. In order to achieve that it has notified National Urban transport policy 2006 to facilitate states/UTs/Cities/ULBs to promote and improve public transport across cities in India. It has further issued Metro rail Policy, 2017 to implement metro rails as part of public transportation comprehensively. Other schemes and policies like” Urban planning & capacity building scheme” and National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy are issued in order to facilitate seamless public transportation.
(b): the details of the number of buses per capita, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
S no. State/ UT Population (as per Census 2011) Total Bus fleet Bus per capita
1 Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) 84,580,777 199800 0.002362
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1,383,727 9349 0.006756
3 Assam 31,205,576 25714 0.000824
4 Bihar 104,099,452 39618 0.000381
5 Chhattisgarh 25,545,198 79214 0.003101
6 Goa 1,458,545 12411 0.008509
7 Gujarat 60,439,692 86156 0.001425
8 Haryana 25,351,462 62594 0.002469
9 Himachal Pradesh 6,864,602 14622 0.00213
10 Jammu & Kashmir 12,541,302 66718 0.00532
11 Jharkhand 32,988,134 10432 0.000316
12 Karnataka 61,095,297 244864 0.004008
13 Kerala 33,406,061 130687 0.003912
14 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809 213643 0.002942
15 Maharashtra 112,374,333 179794 0.0016
16 Manipur 2,855,794 2879 0.001008
17 Meghalaya 2,966,889 5921 0.001996
18 Mizoram 1,097,206 726 0.000662
19 Nagaland 1,978,502 7081 0.003579
20 Orissa 41,974,218 35131 0.000837
21 Punjab 27,743,338 49271 0.001776
22 Rajasthan 68,548,437 118301 0.001726
23 Sikkim 610,577 363 0.000595
24 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030 221705 0.003073
25 Tripura 3,673,917 3074 0.000837
26 Uttarakhand 10,086,292 16643 0.00165
27 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341 121975 0.00061
28 West Bengal 91,276,115 46964 0.000515
39 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 380,581 1119 0.00294
30 Chandigarh 1,055,450 799 0.000757
31 D&N Haveli 343,709 95 0.000276
32 Daman & Diu 243,247 - -
33 Delhi 16,787,941 32233 0.00192
34 Lakshadweep 64,473 39 0.000605
35 Puducherry 1,247,953 8910 0.00714
Source: Bus per capita calculations are based on data from ROAD TRANSPORT YEAR BOOK (2017 - 2018 & 2018 - 2019) published by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Population size as per Census 2011
(c): At present, about 754 km of metro rail network is operational in the country in 20 cities. The details of operational metro rail network, city and State-wise, are given as below:
Sr. No State/UT Cities Covered Approx.Operational Length (in Kms)
1. Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
(covered by network of Delhi Metro) Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bahadurgarh, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Gurugram 349.6
2. Haryana Gurugram 11.7
3.
Uttar Pradesh Noida, Greater Noida 29.7
4. Lucknow 22.8
5. Kanpur 9
6. Karnataka Bangalore 56.1
7. Telangana Hyderabad 69
8. West Bengal Kolkata 38.5
9. Tamil Nadu Chennai 54.1
10. Rajasthan Jaipur 12.1
11. Kerala Kochi 25.2
12.
Maharashtra Mumbai 30.9
13. Pune 12
14. Nagpur 26.1
15. Gujarat Ahmedabad 6.5
The cumulative daily ridership in the metros is about 85 Lakhs (pre-Covid) and the present ridership is about 45-50 Lakhs.
The details of metro rail project which is presently under construction in Bihar is under:
Name of Project Stretch in Km Cities Covered Physical Progress in % as on 28.02.2022 Targeted/ Expected Date of Completion
Patna Metro Rail Project 32.507 Patna 1.60 February, 2024
(d): Urban Transport is an integral part of urban development, which is a State subject. As such, the initiatives for planning, monitoring and management of urban transport system including assessment of public transport with reference to number of buses per capita and the need of promotion of different modes of public transport, are taken up by the State Governments/Union Territories/Urban Local Bodies. Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs, however, have taken several teps to
promote and improve public transport system through various Policy
frameworks/advisories/ Programmes/Scheme notified by the Ministry from time to time to help cities/ULBs/States/UTs to identify principles and strategies for better planning and implementation of the concepts in the area of urban transport. These include:
(i) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs have notified National Urban Transport Policy 2006, various guidance documents and advisories to facilitate States/UTs/Cities/ULBs to promote and improve public transport system in Indian cities across the country;
(ii) Under the “Urban Transport Planning & Capacity Building Scheme”, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs provides central financial assistance up to 80% for taking up Traffic and Transportation Studies, feasibility studies, Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR);
(iii) A Metro Rail Policy, 2017 was issued in August 2017, which focuses on systematic planning and implementation of metro rail system in more comprehensive and sustainable manner. The policy is a guide to State Governments desirous of availing Central Financial Assistance for preparing comprehensive proposals for metro rail projects;
(iv) Under Bus Funding Scheme, 20,300 new buses were procured by 157 Cities of various States/UTs including 215 buses by Bihar, for this purpose;
(v) A National Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy was issued on 01.05.2017. This policy is a guiding document for all States / Union Territories UTs to promote planned and sustainable urban centres with high density, mixed land-use within an influence zone of 500-800 meters of mass transit stations.
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