Lok Sabha Question No. 3715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Metro Rail Network in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Anurag Sharma, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 18, 2021

## METRO RAIL NETWORK IN CITIES

NO. 3715   SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI SELVAM G:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to expand metro rail network to over 25 cities by 2025;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including names of cities that have been shortlisted and are to be covered;
- (c)
- whether  the  number  of  people  using  metro  rail  service  has drastically grown during the last five years and if so, the details thereof including the factors contributed for the same;
- (d) whether the Government proposed to connect the cities/towns in North-Eastern region including Tripura by Metro Rail network and if so, the details thereof;

- (e) whether  Union  Government  has  received  any  draft  proposal  for metro  train  proposal  for  metro  train  project  from  the  State Governments  of  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  and  Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  action  taken  on  such proposal?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b) Urban transport, which is an integral part of urban development, is a state subject. Hence, respective State Governments are responsible for initiating and developing urban transport infrastructure  including  metro  rail  projects.  The  Central  Government considers  financial  assistance  for  metro  rail  proposals  in  cities  or urban agglomerates, on the basis of the feasibility of the proposal and availability  of  resources,  as  and  when  posed  by  the  concerned  state governments. At present, metro rail is operational across 18 cities of the  country  namely  Delhi,  Noida,  Ghaziabad,  Faridabad,  Ballabgarh, Bahadurgarh, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur,  Kochi,  Lucknow,  Mumbai,  Nagpur  and Ahmedabad. In addition to above, the metro rail/Regional Rapid Transit

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System  (RRTS)  is  under  implementation  in  9  more  cities  namely Gandhi  Nagar,  Pune,  Kanpur,  Agra,  Bhopal,  Indore,  Patna,  Surat  and Meerut.

- (c) Yes,  Sir.  The  number  of  passengers  in  operational  metro  rail projects across the country have increased from 127.78 crore in 2015 to 262.68 crore in 2019 due to expansion of metro rail network, route rationalization  with  other  modes  of  transport,  provision  of  parking facility at metro stations, first and last mile connectivity, use of social media to outreach more commuters, other promotional attractions for commuters such as discount on journeys performed using smart cards, discounted parking fees for daily commuters etc.

(d), (e) & (f) No proposal has been received in this Ministry from concerned  State  Governments  for  implementation  of  metro  rail  in North-Eastern  region  including  Tripura.  The  details  of  metro  rail proposals received from Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and  Tamil  Nadu,  along  with  the  action  taken  by  this  Ministry,  are given in Annexure I.

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## Annexure I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO 3715 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2021 REGARDING METRO RAIL NETWORK IN CITIES DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTS OF UTTAR PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA AND TAMIL NADU ALONG WITH THE ACTION TAKEN BY THIS MINISTRY

|   Sr No | State         | Name of Metro Rail Project                               | Approx Length (in Kms)   | Estimated Completion Cost (₹ in Cr)                      | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamil Nadu    | Chennai Metro Rail 118.90 Gorakhpur MetroLite            | 63,246.00                | received concerned Governments are appraisal as 4,671.00 | from State under the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       2 | Uttar Pradesh | Project Phase II                                         | 27.84                    | The proposals                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       3 | Uttar Pradesh | Noida Metro Extension from Sector 51 to Knowledge Park-V | 14.958                   | 2,682.00                                                 | per provisions of Metro Rail Policy, 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Maharashtra   | Nagpur Metro Rail                                        | 43.80                    | 6,708.00                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       5 | Maharashtra   | Nashik MetroNeo                                          | 33.00                    | 2,092.22                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       6 | Maharashtra   | Thane Internal Ring Project                              | 29.00                    | 13,095.00                                                | The proposal has been returned to the State Government in July, 2019 with a request to explore developing Light Urban Rail Transit System named MetroLite project, which is suitable for cities having lower projection of ridership..                                                                            |
|       7 | Maharashtra   | Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1A                         | 4.413                    | 1,048.00                                                 | The proposal has been returned to the State Government in October, 2020 to arrange funds for the extension project by way of value capture financing and private participation. The State Government has also been requested to explore 10% grant option from Government of India as per Metro Rail Policy, 2017. |