The urban development minister Jaipal Reddy on Sunday said that the government must organise disincentives for private transport. "There is a need to offer incentives for public transport but we must organise disincentives for private transport," he said while speaking at a conference on urban mobility in New Delhi.

The minister said that customs duties for foreign cars should not be low. "Unless you punch car owners, there is no way of promoting public transport," he added. Reddy said that though he was proud of Tata for developing the technology of the Nano car but he wasn’t fond of small cars as they need more roads. 

He said that he will write to the finance minister to say that the excise for buses should be reduced to zero percent. "There is a need for state governments to focus on public transport," Reddy added.