Lok Sabha Question No. 3333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Metro Rail Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3333

TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 01,  2019

## METRO RAIL PROJECTS

No.  3333  SHRI KESINENI NANI:

SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has taken up construction  of  Visakha Metro  Project  and  Vijayawada  Metro  Project  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details and status thereof along with the schedule for completion of projects;
- (b) the contribution of the Union Government in the funding of Metro Rail  Projects  in  different  cities  and  the  funds  pitched  in  by
- Private Partners in case of Public Private Partnerships;
- (c) whether  as  per  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act,  the Union Government has promised to provide financial aid for the Visakha/Vijayawada metro projects;
- (d)
- if so, the status of the projects; and
- (e) the funds allocated by the Union Government to the said Metro project along with the total fund required for the project?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Urban Transport, which is an integral part of urban development, is a State subject. Therefore, the responsibility for development

- (b)

of urban transport infrastructure lies with the State Governments. Government of India considers such proposal for central  financial  assistance  based  on  the  feasibility  of  the proposal and availability of resources, as and when posed by the State Government. Government of Andhra Pradesh was requested  on  1.9.2017  to  resubmit  the  proposal  of  Vijayawada Metro Rail Project and Visakhapatnam Metro Rail Project in line with the Metro Rail Policy, 2017. No proposal has been submitted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in this regard.

- Contribution of the Union Government in the funding of Metro Rail Projects  in  different  cities  is  approx.  Rs  1,50,962  crore.  The funds  pitched  in  by  Private  Partners  in  case  of  Public  Private Partnerships  in  Metro  Rail  Projects  viz  Hyderabad,  Delhi  Metro airport line,  Mumbai Line 1, Kochi, Noida-Greater Noida, Bhopal and Indore Metro projects is approx. Rs. 15968crore.
- (c) to  (e)  As  per  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act,  2014,  the Government of India had to examine the feasibility of Metro Rail facility in Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali Metropolitan  Urban  Development  Authority.  The  Government  of India had provided an amount of Rs 2.56 crore for preparation of feasibility  report  for  both  the  Metro  Projects .  T he  feasibility report  cum  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPR)  of  Vijayawada  and Visakhapatnam  Metro  Rail  Projects  submitted  by  the  State Government in 2016 were returned to the State Government in September 2017 with the request to re-examine the same in the light of Metro Rail Policy, 2017. The revised proposal is yet to be received.  Thus  committing  any  fund  for  these  projects  at  this stage does not arise.

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