Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India

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designed to improve safety and security of women in public transport. Funds have been
released to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bangalore Metropolitan
Transport Corporation under Nirbhaya Scheme. Proposals from the States of Nagaland,
Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Karnataka are under examination.
(iv) Training Programmes for Transport/Trafc Department Ofcials
The Ministry is responsible for the formulation of broad policies relating to regulation of road
transport in the country, besides making/monitoring arrangements for vehicular trafc to
and from the neighbouring countries. Motor Vehicle Act 1988, Central Motor Vehicle Rules,
1989 etc. are administered in the Road Transport Division. The Ministry also issues different
notication on different subject from time to time. To update the ofcials of Transport
Department of States / UTs with new rules and regulations relating to transport, this
Ministry conducts Workshop cum Training programmes for development of Human
Resources through various institutes.
(v) MoU with Transport for London (TfL)
To create a sustainable and effective public road transport ecosystem in the country, an MoU
has been signed between this Ministry and with the 'Transport for London' (TFL). The
'Transport for London' is a statutory Body established under the Greater London Authority
Act, 1999, and is tasked with the delivery of mobility in London. The MoU will focus on
improving the Public Transport System with a target to double the passenger capacity in the
next three years; improving passenger services, data analysis etc. by using IT in the Road
Transport Sector; Increasing the use of electric vehicles, especially in Urban India;
Introduction of Technology, Ticketing and the provision of passenger information; Urban
transport planning and policy, institutional organisation of transport, governance and
accountability arrangements; Behavioural change and public transport promotion. It will
help in adopting best practices for policy reforms in transport sector, enable improved
customer service, harness from scientic data analysis and implementing effective IT systems
in the transport sector. The MoU will help to promote digital transaction and induction of
high capacity diesel/ electric vehicles in India.
(vi) Reimbursable Advisory Service Agreement with World Bank
World Bank has been engaged by this Ministry under Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS)
programme for pilot projects in the States for “Augmenting the passenger carrying capacity
and improvement in efciency” of SRTUs for passenger mobility enhancement. The objective
of the Advisory Services would be to assist the participating states in improving their public
transport policy, and state road transport undertakings (SRTU) to improve their service

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