G.O.(Ms.) No.165, Constitution of 4 Sub-Committees under Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3(2)) Department issued G.O.(Ms.) No.165 on 9 September 2022, approving four sub-committees under the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority and their terms of reference. The sub-committees cover road safety and non-motorized transport, multi-modal integration, urban mobility resilience and Digital Chennai.
What the government order does
The Housing and Urban Development (UD3(2)) Department, through G.O.(Ms.) No.165 dated 9 September 2022, establishes four sub-committees under the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority. The four bodies are the Road Safety and Non-Motorized Transport Sub-Committee, Multi Modal Integration Sub-Committee, Urban Mobility Resilience Sub-Committee and Digital Chennai Sub-Committee.
The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority acts as the secretariat. Its Special Officer or Member Secretary is the ex-officio co-chair, and the Member Secretary is directed to take further action.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms.) No.165 mainly concerns transport, planning, policing, highways, rail, local government and infrastructure agencies operating in and around the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It also allows experts and reputed academic institutions to participate as special invitees.
The supplied text does not change ownership, title, land classification or property charges. Property buyers and owners may nevertheless be interested in the committees' work on road safety, pedestrian movement, transport integration and mobility projects within the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Road safety and non-motorized transport
The Road Safety and Non-Motorized Transport Sub-Committee is chaired by the Transport Commissioner, Commissionerate of Transport and Road Safety. Its key functions include:
- Reviewing road safety studies, the Chennai Road Safety Action Plan and non-motorized transport policy.
- Monitoring road safety and non-motorized transport programmes identified under the Comprehensive Mobility Plan and other studies.
- Coordinating agencies from project planning through implementation.
- Recommending targets for reducing fatalities in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- Developing road design guidance and plans for safe pedestrian movement and rights.
Multi-modal integration
The Multi Modal Integration Sub-Committee is chaired by the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Its key functions include:
- Identifying integration projects within the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority's jurisdiction.
- Supporting physical, fare and service integration across transport systems.
- Monitoring common ticketing and digital payment projects.
- Reviewing service frequency, timings, fares, service quality and coordination with intermediate public transport.
- Reviewing detailed project reports and phased implementation.
- Considering a centralized traffic system and pilot projects such as Mobility as a Service.
Meetings and records
The two detailed sub-committee terms supplied require meetings frequently or at least quarterly. Members must receive written notice at least one week before a meeting. Minutes must be distributed within five working days and record attendance, decisions, agreed actions and the responsible person or organisation.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.165 change my land ownership or property title?
The supplied text does not change land ownership, property title or land classification. It establishes transport-related sub-committees under the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority.
Which four sub-committees were approved?
They are the Road Safety and Non-Motorized Transport Sub-Committee, Multi Modal Integration Sub-Committee, Urban Mobility Resilience Sub-Committee and Digital Chennai Sub-Committee.
What transport issues will the Multi Modal Integration Sub-Committee consider?
It will consider physical, fare and service integration, common ticketing, digital payments, transport schedules, service quality, centralized traffic management and phased implementation of integration projects.
How often must the detailed sub-committees meet?
The supplied terms require meetings frequently or at least quarterly, at a place and time determined by the chairperson. Written notice must be sent at least one week before the meeting.
