Parliament Question: Metro Rail Projects in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 865 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 04, 2025 METRO RAIL PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU NO. 865. THIRU DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: a) whether the Union Government has approved the Detailed Projects Reports

(DPRs) submitted by the State Government of Tamil Nadu for the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects and if so, the current status of both proposals along with the reasons for delays in approvals, if any;

b) the details of all DPRs submitted by other State Governments for metro rail projects during the last eleven years including the project name, date of submission, date of approval, time taken for approval and the approved funding pattern, State-wise;

c) whether any States have received fast-track approvals for metro projects during this period and if so, the details of the criteria used to determine prioritisation; and d) whether the Union Government proposes to establish a time-bound, transparent approval mechanism for metro DPRs to ensure uniform and non-discriminatory processing for all states and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) No. The proposals for Metro Projects of the Coimbatore and Madurai city have been examined and returned to Government of Tamil Nadu with observations.

(b) Details are given at Annexure.

(c) No.

(d) Metro projects are cost intensive and require extensive appraisal and scrutiny in terms of extant policy at different level in Central Government.

Central Government considers financial assistance for such project in cities or urban agglomerates, based on feasibility of the proposal and availability of the resources. *****Annexure S. State/UT Project/City Date of Date of Funding Pattern No Submission Approval

1. Maharashtra Nagpur Metro Rail Project May, 2013 August, 2014 50:50 (SPV Model) Phase-I Pune Metro Rail Project October, 2013 December, 50:50 (SPV Model) Phase-I 2016 Nagpur Metro Phase-II January, 2019 December, 50:50 (SPV Model) 2022 Thane Integral Ring Metro March, 2019 September, 50:50 (SPV Model) 2024 Pune Metro Phase-I March, 2019 October, 2023 Grant-in-Aid extension (PCMC to Nigdi) Pune Metro Phase-I May, 2022 September, 50:50 (SPV Model) extension (Swargate to 2024 Katraj) Pune Metro Phase-II(line March, 2024 July, 2025 50:50 (SPV Model) 2A & 2B (Vanaz to Chandani Chowk and Ramwadi to wagholi/vitthalwadi) Nasik Metro Neo Project September , 2019 -

2. Madhya Bhopal Metro Rail Project December, 2017 November, 50:50 (SPV Model) Pradesh 2018 Indore Metro Rail Project December, 2017 November, 50:50 (SPV Model) 2018

3. Jammu & Jammu Metro Lite Project July, 2021 - Kashmir Srinagar Metro Lite Project July, 2021 -

4. Uttarakhand Dehradun Metro Neo January 2022 - Project

5. Bihar Patna Metro Rail Project Oct, 2018 February, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model)

6. Jharkhand Ranchi Metro Rail Project December, 2017 -

7. Andhra Visakhapatnam Metro Rail January, 2024 - Pradesh Project Vijayawada Metro Rail December, 2024 - Project

8. Rajasthan Jaipur Metro Phase -1D December, 2024 - Jaipur Metro Phase- 2 May, 2025 -

9. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Metro Rail August, 2013 January, 2016 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase-IA Kanpur Metro Rail Project January, 2018 May, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model) Agra Metro Rail Project January, 2018 May, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model) Lucknow Metro Rail March, 2024 September, 2025 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase-1B Gorakhpur Metro lite February, 2021 - ProjectMetro Connection between October, 2013 June, 2017 50:50 (SPV Model) Noida (Sector-51) to Greater Noida (Depot Station) Extension of Noida Aqua March, 2024 July, 2025 50:50 (SPV Model) Line from Depot Station to Boraki MMTH Extension of Noida Aqua June, 2024 - Line from Noida Sector 142 to Botanical Garden

(Noida) Extension of Noida Aqua November, 2024 Line from Noida Sector 51 to Knowledge Park-V Varanasi Metro Rail Project June, 2016 -

10. Kerala Kochi Metro Rail Project July, 2020 February, 2023 Grant-in-Aid Phase-1A Kochi Metro Rail Project July, 2022 October, 2025 Grant-in-Aid Phase-1B Kochi Metro Rail Project February, 2019 November, 2022 50:50 (SPV Model) Phase-II

11. Tamil Nadu Chennai Metro Rail Phase- Originally October, 2024 50:50 (SPV Model) II submitted in April 2017 .

Revised DPR in April, 2020 Extension of Phase-I from April, 2025 - Chennai Airport to Kalaignar Centenary Bus Terminus at Kilambakkam Extension of corridor-4 of May, 2025 - Chennai Metro Phase -2 from Poonamallee to Parandur in two phases.

Extension of corridor-5 of May, 2025 - Chennai Metro Phase-2 from Koyambedu to Pattabiram(Outer ring road) Coimbatore Metro Rail February, 2024 - Project Madurai Metro Rail Project February, 2024 -

12. Gujarat Ahmedabad Metro Rail April, 2014 November, 2014 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase I Ahmedabad Metro Rail October, 2017 March, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase II Ahmedabad Metro Rail February,2024 - Project Phase 2AAhmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase 2B Surat Metro Rail Project September, 2018 March, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model) Extension of Surat Metro May, 2025 - Rail Project Rajkot Metro Rail Project June, 2024 Vadodara Metro Rail April, 2025 Project

13. Karnataka Bangalore Metro Rail January, 2018 June, 2021 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase 2A & 2B Bangalore Metro Rail October, 2022 September, 2024 50:50 (SPV Model) Project Phase-3 Bangalore Metro Rail January 2025 - Project Phase 3 A Phase-III

14. Delhi and Kalindi Kunj - Botanical December, 2014 20.12.2017 Grant-in-Aid Uttar Pradesh Garden Haryana Escorts Mujesar - December, 2014 27.03.2017 Grant-in-Aid Ballabhgarh Uttar Pradesh Dilshad Garden – New Bus October, 2014 14.02.2019 Grant-in-Aid Adda, Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh Noida City Centre - Noida December, 2014 15.06.2018 Grant-in-Aid Sector-62 Delhi Najafgarh - Dhansa Bus December 2014 09.05.2017 50:50 (SPV Model) StandPhase-IV Delhi 3 Priority Corridors of DPR originally Original 50:50 (SPV Model) Delhi Metro Phase-IV submitted in October, Sanction - Project 2014 for all 6 04.07.2019.

corridors. Sanction with Subsequently updated Revised DPR submitted in Funding

(i) May, 2017 Pattern-

(ii)January, 2018 January,

(iii)March, 2019 2020 Delhi 2 corridors namely Inderlok DPR originally March, 2024 50:50 (SPV Model) – Indraprashtha and Lajpat submitted for Nagar - Saket G Block remaining 3 corridors in December, 2019.

Subsequently, updated DPR submitted in July, 2022 Delhi & Last corridor namely DPR originally January, 50:50 (SPV Model) Haryana Rithala – Kundli submitted remaining 2025 3 corridors in December, 2019.

Subsequently, updated DPR submitted in August, 2023 Haryana Millennium City Centre to December, 2021 July, 2023 50:50 (SPV Model) Cyber City Gurugram RRTS Corridor Uttar Pradesh, Delhi- Ghaziabad- Meerut May,2017 March, 2019 50:50 (SPV Model) Delhi Namo Bharat