(a) whether the World Bank has sanctioned funds to improve the transportation system of
various States in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the names of the States for which funds have been sanctioned by the World Bank for
the said purpose and the amount of funds allocated to each of the State from that funds?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS(DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. As per available information, a World Bank-Global Environment Facility (GEF) - UNDP assisted Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) has been launched on 9.6.2010
by Urban Development Ministry with the objective of capacity building in urban transport area
and also for taking up a few demonstration projects in some select cities, namely, Pune
(Maharashtra), Pimpri-Chinchwad (Maharashtra), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Mysore (Karnataka)
and Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh). The projects proposed to be undertaken by the cities cover
Public Transport, Non-Motorised Transport, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Intelligent
Transport System (ITS) and Integrated Planning and Transit Oriented Development (IPTOD).
(c) The names of the States for which funds have been sanctioned by the World Bank for
the project and amount of funds allocated to each State are given in the Annexure.