National Capital Region Transport Corporation
| Public | |
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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Key people
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Vinay Kumar Singh (Managing Director) |
| Services | Rapid Transit, High Speed Rail |
| Owner |
Government of India (50%) Government of Delhi (12.50%) Government of Haryana (12.50%) Government of Rajasthan (12.50%) Government of Uttar Pradesh (12.50%) |
| Website | ncrtc |
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) - a Joint Sector company of Government of India and States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is mandated for implementing the Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) project across the National Capital Region (NCR), ensuring a balanced and sustainable urban development through better connectivity and access.
The Planning Commission formed a Task Force in 2005 under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) to develop a multi-modal transport system for Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). This was included in the Integrated Transport Plan for NCR 2032 with special emphasis on Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) connecting regional centers.
The Task Force identified 8 corridors and prioritised three corridors namely Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Alwar for implementation. In March 2010, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) appointed M/s. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System for Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Panipat and M/s. Urban Mass Transit Company Limited for Delhi-Alwar to carry out feasibility study and prepare the Detailed Project Report.
The NCRTC board approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor on 6 December 2016. Travel time between the NCR and Meerut will reduce to 35 minutes from existing two hours, once this RRTS gets operational.
The National Capital Region (NCR) has grown over the years to cover parts of states around Delhi namely, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Today the total area which falls under NCR is about 33,578 km2 with the total population of over 4.6 crores (Census 2011). The regional has seen a decadal population growth of ~24% between 2001 and 2011. Entire NCR is an urban agglomeration with an urbanization of about 62%.
Further, in 2007, the number of Passenger vehicles crossing Delhi borders breached 1,100,000 (Eleven Lakhs) per day. This has triggered the need to have effective regional public transport system on a priority.
The Indian Railways had commissioned a study during 1998-99 to identify rail projects for commuter travel in NCR and Delhi. It identified RRTS for connecting NCR towns to Delhi with fast commuter trains. The proposal was re-examined in 2006 in the light of extension of Metro to some of the NCR towns. This led Planning Commission to form a task force under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on RRTS for NCR. Accordingly, NCRPB appointed M/s. DIMTS and M/s. UMTC to carry out feasibility study in 2011. Final reports are yet to be submitted by the consultant for review, updation and acceptance.
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