INSTITUTE OF URBAN TRANSPORT (INDIA) was established in May, 1997 as a premier professional non-profit making organization and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The members of the Institute comprises of Academicians, Architects, Economists, Engineers, Transport Planners, Town Planners and professionals from various disciplines. The Institute has at present 67 institutional members and 1600 individual members. The Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, is the ex-officio President of the Institute and its Governing Council has members from various premier organizations connected with Urban Transport.
The main activities of IUT are clubbed into 5 heads as follows:
- Technical Support
- Policy, Research & Projects
- Training and capacity building
- Publication
- Information and Library
The Institute, with the active support and guidance of the MoHUA, GoI has been actively involved in a variety of professional activities to promote and develop the state-of-the-art Urban Transport in the country. The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) issued by the Government of India in April 2006, empowered IUT to serve as a National Level Facility for continuous advice and guidance on the principles of sustainable urban transport. Responsibilities include technical assistance to the Ministry, state governments, urban local bodies, appraisal of urban transport projects, capacity building programs, managing the Urban Mobility India conference-cum- exhibition, research activities, preparation of toolkits,etc.