India, Jan. 29 -- Economic Survey 2025-26 recommends congestion pricing to ease traffic in India's most crowded cities

Policy document cites London and Singapore as successful global examples

Survey says road pricing, combined with parking reforms, could cut emissions and improve travel speeds

Experts say technology now allows congestion charges to be collected without disrupting traffic

The Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled in the Parliament on January 29, 2026, has recommended congestion pricing as a way to ease traffic, cut emissions and improve mobility in the country's most dense business districts, drawing on examples from London and Singapore.

The survey argues that targeted congestion pricing in the crowded commercial areas, co...