Lok Sabha Question No. 5311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Viability of Chandigarh Tricity Metro Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5311

## TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 03, 2025

## VIABILITY OF CHANDIGARH TRICITY METRO PROJECT

## NO.  5311.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  deliberations,  conclusions  and  number  of  the meetings convened by the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA), Chandigarh since its inception, date-wise;
- (b) whether  UMTA  re-appointed  Rail  India  Technical  and  Economic Service (RITES) for a fresh feasibility and financial viability study of Chandigarh  Tricity  Metro  despite  RITES  earlier  finding  the  project financially viable and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for commissioning the new study;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the latest RITES report and if so, the key findings confirming the project's viability thereof;
- (d) the  current  position  of  the  Government  on  the  Chandigarh  Tricity Metro project in light of RITES findings that it is techno-economically
- feasible; and
- (e) whether the project is considered viable and if so, the details thereof along  with  the  proposed  timeline  for  financial  closure,  requisite approvals and implementation of the Chandigarh Tricity Metro project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a):  Chandigarh Administration has informed that United Metropolitan Transportation Authority (UMTA) was constituted on 28.04.2023. The  first,  second  and  third  meeting  of  UMTA  were  held  on 18.07.2023, 13.12.2023 and 02.09.2024, respectively.

- (b): Chandigarh Administration has informed that in pursuance to the decision  taken  in  the  3 rd   meeting  of  UMTA  held  on  02.09.2024, under the chairmanship of Administrator, Chandigarh, a committee vide notification dated 01.11.2024 was constituted to study the feasibility of Metro  Project to ascertain financial viability of Metro in UT Chandigarh in coordination with Ms RITES Ltd and other stake holders.
- (c) to (e): Respective  Union  Territory  Administrations  are  responsible  for planning, initiating and developing urban transport infrastructure including integration amongst various modes of public transport in the Union Territory.

Central  Government  has  formulated  National  Urban  Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006, Metro Rail Policy, 2017 and Transit Oriented Development  Policy, 2017, which act as a guide to State Governments/UT Administrations for integrated planning and implementation of urban transport  systems. Central  Government considers financial assistance to urban rail based system based on feasibility of the proposal and availability of resources, as and when posed by the concerned State Governments/UT Administrations.

Presently,  no  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  Metro  project  in

Chandigarh has been submitted to Central Government.

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