Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Metro Train Services in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022 METRO TRAIN SERVICES IN CITIES

NO. 1602. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct some new routes of metro trains in the country;
- if so, whether the Government proposes to do so in Gujarat State
- (b) also;
- (c) if so, the details of number of routes proposed to be constructed including their locations and the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to start metro rail services in various cities in the country as per requirement and if sO, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government also proposes to start metro rail services in various cities of Maharashtra and if the details thereof; and
- the names of the cities proposed in this regard and the time by which these services are likely to be started in the said cities and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (f) Urban transport, which is an integral part of urban development, is a state subject\_ Hence, respective State Governments are responsible for initiating, developing and funding urban transport infrastructure including metro rail projects: As per Metro Rail Policy2017, the Central Government considers financial assistance for such projects in cities or urban agglomerates, based on feasibility of the proposal and  availability of resources, as and when posed by the concerned StatelUnion Territory (UT) Government of Gujarat has not submitted any new metro rail  proposal for central financial assistance.

The details of proposals received from various State/Union Territory (UT) Governments including Government of Maharashtra for implementation of metro rail projects, along with the name of cities and the expected date of completion; are given in Annexure [.

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY To PART (a) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1602 FOR ANSWER ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING METRO TRAIN SERVICES IN CITIES asked SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT, SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI and SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: DETAILS OF PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS STATEIUNION TERRITORY (UT) GOVERNMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS ALONG WITH THE NAME OF CITIES AND EXPECTED by

DATE OF COMPLETION

| Sr No   | StatelUt                  | Name of Metro Rail Project                                           | Cities Covered                                    |   Propose d Length (in Km) | Expected Date of Completion                  |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Delhi                     | Delhi Metro Phase IV (Balance 03 corridors)                          | Delhi                                             |                     43.677 | 5 years from the date of start of work       |
| 2.      | Maharashtra               | Nagpur Metro Phase                                                   | Nagpur                                            |                     43.8   | 5 years from the date of_approval            |
| 3_      | Maharashtra               | Nashik MetroNeo                                                      | Nashik                                            |                     33     | 4 years from the date of approval            |
| 4_      | Maharashtra               | Thane Internal Project Ring                                          | Thane                                             |                     29     | 5 years from the date_of_approval            |
| 5.      | Kerala                    | Kochi Metro Phase 1A                                                 | Kochi                                             |                      2     | Junes 2022                                   |
| 6.      | Kerala                    | Kochi Metro Phase II                                                 | Kochi                                             |                     11.2   | 4 years from date of sanction                |
| 7_      | Uttar Pradesh             | Extension of Noida Metro from Sector 51 to Knowledge Park            | Noida, Greater Noida                              |                     14.958 | 38 months from the date of sanction          |
| 8.      | Uttar Pradesh             | Gorakhpur MetroLite                                                  | Gorakhpur                                         |                     15.14  | 4 years from date of sanction                |
| 9.      | Jammu                     | MetroLite in Jammu                                                   | Jammu                                             |                     23     | March, 2026                                  |
| 10.     | Kashmir                   | MetroLite_in_Srinagar                                                | Srinagar                                          |                     25     | March, 2026                                  |
| 11.     | Tamil Nadu                | Chennai Metro Phase II                                               | Chennai                                           |                    118.9   | 6 years from date of sanction of the project |
| 12.     | Haryana                   | Metro Rail Connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City_Gurugram | Gurugram                                          |                     28.5   | 5 years from date of sanction of the project |
| 13.     | Uttarakhand               | MetroNeo project in Dehradun                                         | Dehradun                                          |                     22.424 | 3 years from date of sanction                |
| 14.     | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan | Delhi-SNB Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)                       | Delhi, Gurugram, Shahjaha- npur, Neemrana, Behror |                    107     | 6 years from date of sanction of the project |
| 15.     | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan | SNB Sotanala Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)                    | Delhi, Gurugram, Shahjaha- npur, Neemrana, Behror |                     33.3   | 5 years from date of sanction of the project |
| 16.     | Delhi, Haryana            | Delhi-Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)                   | Delhi, Sonipat, Panipat                           |                    103.02  | 6 years from date of sanction of the project |