Lok Sabha Question No. 6274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Metro Rail Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj, Adv Priya Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6274 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 02, 2026 METRO RAIL PROJECTS

## NO. 6274.  SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ: ADV PRIYA SAROJ:

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

- (a) the metro rail projects made operational during the last five years along with fare revisions undertaken, year and State-wise, particularly  for  Uttar  Pradesh,  city-wise  and  the  extent  of  Central financial support provided to each project;
- (b) the  number  of  metro  rail  projects  currently  reporting  operational losses  or  financial  stress  and  the  reasons  recorded  in  Ministry reviews  for  continued  dependence  on  budgetary  support,  Statewise, particularly for Uttar Pradesh, city-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  grievances  received  regarding  fare  affordability, ridership shortfall and last-mile connectivity, State-wise, particularly for Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the present status of Lucknow Metro Phase-II including the date of approval,  funds  sanctioned,  expenditure  incurred  and  reasons  for delay in commencement of work; and
- (e) the corrective policy and funding measures proposed by the Ministry to  ensure  the  financial  sustainability  of  metro  rail  systems  while preventing  delays  in  expansion  projects  such  as  Lucknow  Metro Phase-II?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of Metro Rail Projects made operational during the last five years are as per Annexure - I and the details of funds released for the implementation of metro rail projects are as per Annexure - II.  The fare revision  has  been  implemented  in  Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited in last five years.

(b): State wise position of metro corporations under this Ministry wherein Metro  has  been  constructed  under  initial  phase  reporting  operational financial losses are enclosed as Annexure-III.

(c): As  informed  by  Uttar  Pradesh  Metro  Rail  Corporation  Limited  and Noida Metro Rail Corporation, during the last three month no grievance have  been  received  regarding  fare  affordability,  ridership  shortfall  and last mile connectivity.

(d): Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase II is approved by Government of India on 03.09.2025. There is no delay in the commencement of work.

(e): The Metro Rail Policy, 2017 prescribes innovative financing through Transit Oriented Development (TOD), different modes of Non Fare Box and Value  Capture  Finance  (VCF)  to  ensure  financial  viability  of  metro projects.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 6274 FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026 REGARDING METRO RAIL PROJECTS

DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS MADE OPERATIONAL DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

|   Sl No. | Metro Rail Project                            |   Length (in km ) | State               |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Delhi Metro                                   |             28    | Delhi               |
|        2 | Bangalore Metro                               |             53.8  | Karnataka           |
|        3 | Kochi Metro                                   |              4.5  | Kerala              |
|        4 | Chennai Metro                                 |              9    | Tamil Nadu          |
|        5 | Nagpur Metro                                  |             15.3  | Maharashtra         |
|        6 | Kanpur Metro                                  |             15.4  | Uttar Pradesh       |
|        7 | Pune Metro                                    |             33.2  | Maharashtra         |
|        8 | Ahmedabad Metro                               |             61.7  | Gujarat             |
|        9 | Delhi Meerut RRTS                             |             82.15 | Delhi/Uttar Pradesh |
|       10 | Agra Metro                                    |              6    | Uttar Pradesh       |
|       11 | Mumbai Metro Line - 3                         |             33.4  | Maharashtra         |
|       12 | Indore Metro                                  |              6.2  | Madhya Pradesh      |
|       13 | Bhopal Metro                                  |              6.9  | Madhya Pradesh      |
|       14 | Patna Metro                                   |              2.7  | Bihar               |
|       15 | Jaipur                                        |              2.4  | Rajasthan           |
|       16 | Mumbai Metro (State Initiative)               |             46.2  | Maharashtra         |
|       17 | Kolkata (East West Corridor)                  |             11.2  | West Bengal         |
|       18 | Kolkata Metro Railways (Ministry of Railways) |             29    | West Bengal         |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 6274 FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026 REGARDING METRO RAIL PROJECTS FUNDS  RELEASED  BY  THIS  MINISTRY  TO  AGENCIES  IMPLEMENTING  METRO  RAIL PROJECTS DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

(₹ in crore)

|   Sr No | Name of Metro Rail Corporation                           | Funds released during 2020-21   | Funds released during 2021-22   | Funds released during 2022-23   | Funds released during 2023-24   | Funds released during 2024-25   | Funds released during 2025-26 (as on 30.03.26)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi Metro (DMRC)                                       | 20.00                           | 2,254.00                        | 3,015.65                        | 2,910.04                        | 4,048.67                        | 6,563.64                                         |
|       2 | Millenium City Centre to Cyber City Gurugram             | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | 10.00                           | 240                                              |
|       3 | Chennai Metro (CMRL)                                     | 1,620.85                        | 935.78                          | -                               | -                               | 5,219.57                        | 8,688.49                                         |
|       4 | Bangalore Metro (BMRCL)                                  | 1,858.00                        | 3,622.86                        | 4,041.61                        | 3,617.16                        | 4,814.58                        | 1,693.24                                         |
|       5 | Mumbai Metro Line 3 (MMRCL)                              | 1,375.00                        | 2,412.09                        | 507.22                          | 3,894.83                        | 4,484.58                        | 1,376.34                                         |
|       6 | Nagpur Metro                                             | 371.85                          | -                               | -                               | 1,199.06                        | -                               | 720.00                                           |
|       7 | Pune Metro                                               | 300.00                          | 3,194.91                        | 1,357.73                        | -                               | 962.02                          | 1,411.42                                         |
|       8 | Thane Metro                                              | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | 100.00                                           |
|       9 | Kochi Metro (KMRL)                                       | -                               | -                               | 146.74                          | -                               | -                               | 66.02                                            |
|      10 | Kanpur Metro                                             | 1,136.00                        | 2,012.00                        | 1,156.75                        | 1,472.50                        | 262.25                          | 428.09                                           |
|      11 | Agra Metro                                               | 216.00                          | 1,122.00                        | 868.93                          | 1,044.75                        | 387.00                          | 481.62                                           |
|      12 | Ahmedabad Metro                                          | 892.74                          | 1,323.54                        | 1,968.17                        | 628.00                          | 1,020.72                        | 823.02                                           |
|      13 | Surat Metro                                              | -                               | 638.93                          | 1,697.78                        | 2,264.00                        | 2,264.00                        | 364.78                                           |
|      14 | Bhopal Metro                                             | -                               | 527.23                          | 217.54                          | 613.00                          | 215.81                          | 1,160.01                                         |
|      15 | Indore Metro                                             | -                               | 250.63                          | 260.00                          | 1,105.74                        | 290.00                          | 1,060.23                                         |
|      16 | Patna Metro (PMRCL)                                      | 163.00                          | 49.5                            | 437.50                          | 700.75                          | 100.75                          | 1,617.19                                         |
|      17 | National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)    | 2,487.40                        | 4,472.00                        | 4,710.00                        | 3,596.00                        | 3,844.00                        | 1,857.35                                         |
|      18 | Pune Metro Line III Project (Hinjewadi to Shivaji Nagar) | -                               | -                               | -                               | 410.00                          | 411.00                          | -                                                |
|      19 | Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (KMRCL)              | 800.00                          | 934.53                          | 300.00                          | 500.00                          | 500.00                          | -                                                |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 6274 FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2026 REGARDING METRO RAIL PROJECTS

## DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS UNDER THIS MINISTRY INCURRING LOSSES AS PER FINANCIAL YEAR - 2024-25

|   Sl No | Metro Rail Corporation                   | City      | State         |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------|
|       1 | Chennai Metro Rail Limited               | Chennai   | Tamil Nadu    |
|       2 | Noida Metro Rail Corporation Limited     | Noida     | Uttar Pradesh |
|       3 | Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited    | Mumbai    | Maharashtra   |
|       4 | Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation           | Ahmedabad | Gujarat       |
|       5 | Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited | Jaipur    | Rajasthan     |