The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development, while discussing the ministry's Demand for Grants for 2012-13, had inquired from senior officials about the provision of feeder buses.
In its report, the committee, headed by JD-U leader Sharad Yadav, noted that Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna, had, during oral evidence deposed that "the entire feeder service load cannot be loaded" on the Delhi Metro Corporation.
Krishna told the Committee that to run feeder bus services, cooperation of the Delhi government and Delhi Transport Corporation was needed.
"DMRC is committing that 300 buses will ply on roads for the next six months. It will, however, effectively become as a city bus service. Therefore, this has to be handled by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). DMRC will also chip in," Krishna told the Standing Committee.
After considering the ministry's replies, the Committee said it desires that the "(Union) government achieve proper coordination with the Delhi government and DTC to run the feeder bus service efficiently and make 300 feeder buses functional within the next six months".
