Lok Sabha Question No. 3991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Cities with Metro Rail
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3991 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019 CITIES WITH METRO RAIL

NO\_ 3991. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the names of the cities in which metro rail facility is available,
- State-wise;
- (b) the names of the cities for which proposals are pending with the Government and the work has not been started far;
- (c) the names of the cities where the Government is proposing to
- provide metro facility by 2035, and
- (d) the budget allocated for these projects?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): The state wise names of the cities where metro rail facility is available are in the Annexure-

(b): Proposal for central financial assistance for implementation of metro rail in the cities Chennai (Phase-II); Kochi(Phase-II); Bangalore (Phase 2A & 2B), Nagpur (Phase-II), Mumbai, Nasik and Thane have been forwarded by the   respective State Governments. Metro rail project is cost intensive, which requires extensive interministerial consultation and approval depends on feasibility of the project and availability of resources-

(c): Urban transport is an integral part of urban development, which is a state subject. Respective State Governments are, therefore, responsible planning and developing urban transport including metro rail in cities or urban agglomerates: The Central Government considers financial assistance for such proposals on the basis of the feasibility of the project and availability of the resources, as and when posed by the concerned State Government-

(d): Rs. 19,102.88 crore has been allocated in Budget Estimate of 2019-20 for metro rail projects   including Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS):

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY To PART (a) OF SABHA QUESTION NO. 3991 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2019 REGARDING CITIES WITH METRO RAIL ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

THE STATE-WISE NAMES OF THE CITIES WHERE METRO RAIL FACILITY IS AVAILABLE

| S.NO   | STATE         | CITIES WHERE METRO RAIL FACILITY IS AVAILABLE   |
|--------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        | Delhi         | Delhi                                           |
|        | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad                                       |
| 3      | Haryana       | Gurugram, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh & Ballabgarh_  |
| 4      | Karnataka     | Bangalore                                       |
| 5.     | Kerala        | Kochi                                           |
| 6.     | Maharashtra   | Mumbai & Nagpur                                 |
| 7.     | Rajasthan     | Jaipur                                          |
| 8.     | Tamilnadu     | Chennai                                         |
| 9.     | Telangana_    | Hyderabad                                       |
| 10_    | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad        |
| 11.    | West Bengal   | Kolkata                                         |

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