Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Authority shall perform or cause to perform the following duties and functions, namely:- (a) Preparation of Comprehensive Mobility Plan, including but not limited to Urban Transport and non-motorised transportation within the Urban Mobility Areas as detailed in Section 13 of this Act, in conjunction with the plan under the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016 (9 of 2016) applicable for such period as the Authority deems fit and updation of such plans at an interval not exceeding five years to ensure integration of continuous land utilization and transport planning in consultation with the authorities concerned; (b) Preparation of a Transport Investment Programme; (c) Planning for finance mobilization, construction and operation relating to the urban transport and the Urban Transport Ancillary Services; (d) Promotion, development and regulation of integrated facility and systems tor urban transport including seamless transport access; (e) Development, construction, operation and management of any integrated or stand-alone transport network facility that aid and enhance the efficiency of the urban transport to the user; (f) Creation and management of a Common Command and Control Centre for integration, co-ordination and management of urban transport; (g) Development, publication and issuance of standards and guidelines relating to the development and operation of urban transport facilities; (h) Development and dissemination of performance indicators for urban transport Services within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority; (i) Regulation and enforcement of technical and performance standards on all strategic and operational matters that have a direct effect on the level of service provided to the users of urban transport; (j) To give direction to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for the regulation and enforcement of environmental standards related of incidental to the Urban Transport or the urban transport Ancillary Services; (k) Administration of the Urban Transport Fund as provided in Chapter V of this Act; (l) Setting up and operation of an operation control centre, a web based user information system and a helpline to provide integrated information to the users of urban transport and to collect demands, complaints and suggestions of passengers; (m) Setting up and operation of a smart card based ticketing system for payment of user charges for use of the urban transport and Urban Transport Ancillary Services in consultation with the authorities concerned; (n) Setting up and operation of technology-based solutions for traffic management, transport planning, design of transport systems and selection of mode of transport in consultation with the authorities concerned; (o) Detection and reporting of traffic offences to the authorities concerned and to recommend for action with the help of Intelligent Transport System to be established by the Authority; (p) Collection of information on urban transportation within Urban Mobility Area and to provide the same to the Government agencies concerned or other agencies approved by the Authority; (q) Publication and display of information for the users of urban transport to promote consumer awareness on the integrated urban transport System; (r) Promoting skill advancement of the persons engaged in the operation and maintenance of urban transport through education, training and research; (s) Make recommendations to the railways, on railway services, schedules and time table to enhance the efficiency or service levels of the urban transport. (2) The Authority may appoint any person or agency to perform duties and discharge functions provided in sub-section (1): Provided that activities undertaken by any person or agency for performing such duties and discharging functions shall be subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions as may be laid down by the Authority and shall also be subject to the supervision, control and revision by the Authority. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and any directions issued by the State Government from time to time, the expenditure for undertaking duties mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be met by the Authority. (4) The Authority shall ensure effective implementation of this Act in the Urban Mobility Area and discharge such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by rules.