The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a ₹1,789.52-crore Intelligent Traffic Management System for Delhi on September 30. The cost includes taxes, according to the official PIB announcement. Delhi Police will implement the project across 42 identified corridors in three phases over 24 months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance.
The plan covers 1,092 adaptive traffic-control locations and 1,029 enforcement locations. Signals are intended to change timing in response to traffic conditions and coordinate movement along each corridor. The September 30 government release and Business Standard’s report also describe priority passage for ambulances and other emergency vehicles, alongside quicker detection of congestion and road incidents.
Roadside message boards and digital platforms are intended to give commuters information on diversions, congestion and parking availability. Automated enforcement would detect offences including speeding, red-light violations and wrong-way driving. The announcement also envisages analytics to identify stolen or flagged vehicles. These are proposed capabilities; the approval does not establish that the new system is already operating throughout Delhi.
A contractor responsible for integrating the system will be selected through competitive bidding, with C-DAC providing technical oversight and support. Each later phase is to begin only after the preceding phase meets specified testing and performance requirements. Whether journeys become faster and roads safer will depend on delivery and measured performance after installation.