(a) whether the Union Government has consulted the State Governments on the draft of National Urban Transport Policy;
(b) if so, the details of the general opinion of the State Governments;
(c) whether the Union Government had called the Chief Ministers` Conference recently to discuss the said policy; and
(d) if so, the details and outcome thereof?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )
(a)to(d): A draft Paper on National Policy on Urban Transport
was circulated to all States and Union Territories. A
conference of Chief Ministers and Transport Ministers of States
was also held on 29.6.2005 to discuss and deliberate on the said
policy. There was a general consensus on an urgent need for the
Policy and the measures proposed therein.