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Official TranscriptO.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 30, 2026 STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS NO. 1943 SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT: MS. BANSURI SWARAJ: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS to pleased to state: (a) the present status and the physical progress of metro rail...
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 30, 2026 STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS NO. 1943 SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:
SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:
MS. BANSURI SWARAJ:
SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS to pleased to state:
(a) the present status and the physical progress of metro rail projects sanctioned and under implementation across the country as on June 2026, State/UT and project -wise;
(b) the details of financial assistance provided by the Union Government to States and implementing agencies for metro rail expansion;
(c) whether any new cities or corridors have been approved under ongoing metro rail expansion proposals and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the impact of metro rail expansion on urban mobility, congestion reduction and last-mile connectivity in major cities? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a): At present, about 1159 km of metro rail network including RRTS is operational in 26 cities across the country. Further, the details of metro rail projects along with physical progress are as per Annexure – I.
(b): The details of central financial assistance provided for metro rail projects from financial year FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 are tabulated
below: …2/--2- FY 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 Budget ₹23,102.2 ₹28,543.86 ₹29,451.00 ₹30,942.05 cr. cr. cr. cr. (actual) (Budget Estimates)
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(c): Details of Metro Rail Projects approved by the Government of India since January, 2024 are as per Annexure – II
(d): The expansion of Metro and other mass transit systems facilitates modal shift from private vehicles to public transport, thereby reducing congestion and vehicular emissions. It also improves travel reliability and contributes to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1943 FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS DETAILS OF PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED UNDER THIS MINISTRY Sl. Name of Metro Rail Project Length Physical Progress (in % no. (in km) as of June, 2026) Bangalore Metro Rail Project 1 72.09 95.70 Phase-2 Pune Metro Line 3 2 (Maan-Hinjawadi-Shivajinagar) 23.20 95.73 (on PPP mode) Delhi Metro Phase IV (03 3 65.202 82.20 Priority Corridors) 4 Kanpur Metro Rail Project 32.4 82.00 5 Surat Metro Rail Project 40.35 81.10 Bangalore Metro Rail Project 6 58.19 72.75 Phase-2A & 2B 7 Agra Metro Rail Project 29.4 72.00 8 Indore Metro Rail Project 31.15 64.15 9 Bhopal Metro Rail Project 30.90 59.94 Patna Metro Rail Project 10 32.50 53.00 Chennai Metro Rail Project 11 118.90 54.62 Phase 2 Jaipur Metro Phase 1D 49 12 1.35 Pune Metro Rail Project Phase- 13 4.40 47.17 1 Extension (PCMC to Nigdi) Nagpur Metro Rail Project 14 43.80 40.86 Phase-II.
15 Kochi Metro Phase II 11.20 39.56 16 Thane Metro Rail Project 29.00 9.49Pune Metro Rail Project Phase- 17 1 Extension (Swargate to 5.464 6.2 Katraj) 18 Delhi Metro Phase V (A) 16.076 5.63 Bangalore Metro Rail Project 19 44.65 3.60 Phase-3 Millennium City Centre to 20 28.50 3.3 Cyber City Gurugram Delhi Metro Phase IV (02 21 20.762 4.29 Remaining Corridors) Delhi Metro Phase IV Rithala 22 26.463 3.02 Kundli Corridor Pune Metro Phase 2 (Vanaz to 23 Chandni Chowk & Ramwadi to 12.75 1.88 Wagholi) Pune Metro Rail Project 2, Line- 24 4 (Kharadi to Khadakwasla) 1.30
31.63 Extension of Noida Metro Aqua Sanctioned by Govt of 25 line from Depot Station to 2.6 India on 24.07.2025 Boraki MMTH Lucknow Metro Rail Project Sanctioned by Govt of 26 Phase 1B 11.165 India on 03.09.2025 Extension of Noida Metro from Sanctioned by Govt of 27 11.56 Sector 142 to Botanical Garden India on 17.03.2026 Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2B Sanctioned by Govt of 28 3.33 India on 17.03.2026 Jaipur Metro Phase 2 Sanctioned by Govt of 29 41.00 India on 28.04.2026 Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A Sanctioned by Govt of 30 6.032 India on 07.07.2026ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1943 FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SINCE JANUARY, 2024.
Sl. Metro Rail Project Length in km Cost in ₹ no Crore 1 Delhi Metro Phase IV (2 Balance 20.7 8,400.00 Corridor) 2 Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase 3 44.65 15,611.00 3 Thane Integral Metro Rail Project 29 12,200.10 4 Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1 5.46 2,954.53 Extension from Swargate to Katraj 5 Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II 118.9 63,246.00 6 Delhi Metro Rithala Kundli 26.43 6,230.99 7 Pune Metro Phase 2 12.75 3,626.24 8 Extension of Noida Metro Aqua line 2.6 416.34 from Depot Station to Boraki MMTH 9 Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase 1B 11.165 5,801.05 10 Pune metro Phase 2 Line 4 Kharadi to 31.63 9,857.85 Khadakwasla 11 Delhi Metro Phase V (A) 16.07 12,014.91 12 Noida Sector 142 to Botanical Garden 11.56 2,254.35 13 Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2B 3.33 1,067.35 14 Jaipur Metro Phase II 41 13,037.66 15 Jaipur Metro Phase ID 1.35 222.15 16 Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A 6.032 2,169.04 TOTAL
382.627 1,59,109.56