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Hybrid congestion tax model suggested for Bengaluru
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Bengaluru's hybrid congestion tax: the Article 243 and 74th Amendment link GS-2 urban governance answers need
Hybrid congestion tax proposed for Bengaluru.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A hybrid congestion tax model has been suggested to ease traffic in Bengaluru.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- A hybrid congestion tax model has been suggested to ease traffic in Bengaluru.
- A congestion tax charges vehicles for entering busy zones or corridors, usually at peak hours, to cut traffic and fund public transport.
- The 74th Constitutional Amendment (1992) added Part IXA and the Twelfth Schedule listing 18 functions for municipalities.
- Urban transport and traffic management are among the functions urban local bodies are expected to handle, alongside urban planning.
- Singapore, London and Stockholm are the commonly cited congestion pricing examples.
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- The Twelfth Schedule, added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment, lists 18 functional items for municipalities.
- Part IXA of the Constitution deals with Municipalities, while Part IX deals with Panchayats.
- Congestion pricing is a demand-management tool that charges road users for entering high-traffic zones to reduce vehicle use.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-2 (urban governance) and GS-3 (infrastructure). Bengaluru's chronic traffic raises the question of whether pricing road space can work: a hybrid congestion tax links to the 74th Amendment's municipal functions and to the limited fiscal powers of city governments. Implications include equity concerns, privacy of tracking, and the need for strong public transport first; the way forward is phased pilots, revenue ringfenced for buses and metro, and empowered metropolitan planning bodies.
Quick recall
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ಎರಡನೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ನಗರ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನವು ಸಬಲ ನಗರ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಕರೆ ನೀಡಿತು. ಪೌರಸಭೆಗಳ 18 ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಹನ್ನೆರಡನೇ ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಯಾವ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿಯಿಂದ ಸಂವಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು?
- 73ನೇ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ
- 74ನೇ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ
- 42ನೇ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ
- 44ನೇ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — 74ನೇ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿಯು ಭಾಗ IXಎ ಮತ್ತು ಹನ್ನೆರಡನೇ ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿತು.
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