Constitution of Executive Committee

(1) The Authority shall constitute an Executive Committee to assist in the discharge of its functions in the manner as specified in the regulations. The Executive Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) The Chief Secretary to the State Government - Ex-officio Chairperson (b) The Additional Chief Secretary or the Principal Secretary to the State Government, Urban Development Department - Ex-officio Member (c) The Chief Commissioner, Greater Bengaluru Authority - Ex-officio Member (c-1) The Chief Town Planner, Greater Bengaluru Authority - Ex-officio Member (c-2) The Commissioners of the City Corporations under the jurisdiction of the Greater Bengaluru Authority - Ex-officio Members (c-3) The Additional Chief Town Planner of the City Corporations under the jurisdiction of the Greater Bengaluru Authority - Ex-officio Members (d) The Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority - Ex-officio Member (e) The Commissioner, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Ex-officio Member (f) The Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru - Ex-officio Member (g) The Commissioner, Transport and Road Safety - Ex-officio Member (h) The Director, Department of Town and Country Planning - Ex-officio Member (i) The Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited - Ex-officio Member (j) The Managing Director, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation - Ex-officio Member (k) The Managing Director, Bengaluru Rail Infrastructure Development Enterprises Limited - Ex-officio Member (l) One non-official member of the Authority with expertise in the field of urban mobility - Non-Official Member (m) One non-official member of the Authority representing civil society organizations working in the field of urban mobility and allied areas - Non-Official Member (n) One non-official member of the Authority representing institutions or associations representing the private sector and professional bodies - Non-Official Member (o) One non-official member of the Authority representing academic institutions, with expertise in urban mobility - Non-Official Member (p) The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority - Ex-officio Member Secretary (2) The Executive Committee may invite any other member of the Authority or any other expert as deemed necessary to participate in its deliberations. (3) All issues arising before the Executive Committee shall be decided by consensus and in the event of no consensus being reached, the decision shall be taken by simple majority of the members present. (4) The Executive Committee shall meet at least once in each quarter. (5) The procedure to be followed by the Executive Committee in discharging its duties and all other matters including the allowances or fees for attending the meetings of the Executive Committee shall be such as may be specified in the regulations. (1) (a) Promote seamless mobility through sustainable urban transport and integration of land use and transport planning in the Urban Mobility Region by causing to prepare and update regularly, the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the Urban Mobility Region; (b) Review and approve the City Mobility Investment Program prepared in accordance with the Comprehensive Mobility Plan; (c) Put in place frameworks, regulations, and mechanisms to establish an effective coordination mechanism, encompassing all strategic and operational matters, among various Urban Transport agencies, Infrastructure Development agencies and Traffic Management agencies providing facilities and services in the Urban Mobility Region; (d) Cause preparation of plans and implementation of travel demand management measures such as congestion pricing, parking regulations, tolling, special purpose lanes etc. to regulate travel demand in the Urban Mobility Region; (e) Adopt standards and guidelines issued by the State Government, Central Government and agencies there-under from time to time, with modifications, where necessary or cause to develop and publish additional standards and guidelines relating to Urban Mobility in Urban Mobility Region. The Urban Transport Agencies, Infrastructure Development Agencies and Traffic Management Agencies shall be bound by such standards issued by the Authority in implementation of the Urban Mobility projects undertaken by them. Where no standards specified by the Authority, the Urban Transport Agencies shall adopt the existing standard and/or guidelines specified by the State Government, Central Government, or agencies there-under them and in their absence, follow the generally accepted industrial standards; (f) Establish a fully operable monitoring, verification, reporting and evaluation framework to monitor the performance indicators and service level benchmarks, and to ensure effective implementation of policies, plans, regulations related to Urban Mobility by all concerned agencies; (g) Develop detailed frameworks for financial arrangements between Urban Mobility agencies in the Urban Mobility Region, for planning, project implementation and integrated management of mobility and transport networks; (h) Assign the development, construction, repair, operation, and management of any integrated or stand-alone Urban Mobility facilities and services that aid and enhance the efficiency or service levels of Urban Mobility in the Urban Mobility Region to the concerned Urban Transport Agencies, Infrastructure Development Agencies and Traffic Management Agencies; (i) Establish appropriate frameworks for engagement of private sector in planning, development and management of mobility service delivery and effective contract execution by the Urban Transport Agencies, Traffic Management Agencies and Infrastructure Development Agencies; (j) Prepare norms for implementation of transportation projects on Public Private Partnership framework or through other financing mechanisms or instruments; (k) Assist, aid, and advise the State Government on Urban Mobility matters in the Urban Mobility Region including, providing inputs for policy formulation for comprehensive, integrated and efficient urban mobility in the Urban Mobility Region; (l) Recommend to the State Government on matters relating to implementation of any policy measures, issuance of permits, registration of vehicles, operation of mobility services, handling of goods, management of traffic flow, passenger movement or any other matter relating to licensing issues pertaining to Urban Mobility. The State Government may either through issuance of necessary directions to the concerned Urban Transport Agencies as specified under section 56, implement such regulations or where such recommendation requires any administrative measures to be taken, take such necessary measures; (m) Review and provide feedback or implement any direction, order rules and regulation, policy bye-laws, Notification issued by the State Government or any committee or panel notified by the State Government, in respect of Urban Mobility; and (n) Ensure effective implementation of the provisions of this Act in the Urban Mobility Region and perform such other functions and duties as may be prescribed. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the State Government may, by notification, add, omit, or assign any power, function and duty, which in its opinion, is required to be exercised, performed and discharged for accomplishment of objects of the Act.