Parliament Question: Urban mobility and metro rail expansion under NUTP

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3428 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2026 URBAN MOBILITY AND METRO RAIL EXPANSION UNDER NUTP 3428. SHRI HARSH MAHAJAN: Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is promoting metro rail expansion in accordance with the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2025; (b) if so, the details of new metro projects approved during the last three years and their present status; (c) whether there is any plan to implement systems such as Light Metro, Metro Neo and Metro Lite in Tier-II cities; and (d) whether it is proposed to adopt the PPP model or other innovative approaches in metro rail projects? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a): There is no proposal for National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2025. (b): The details of metro rail projects approved from 2023-24 to 2025-26 (as on 28.02.2026) are at Annexure – I. (c): ‘Urban planning’ is a State subject. Therefore, the respective State Governments are responsible for planning, initiating and developing proposal for development of urban infrastructure metro projects. Central Government provides financial assistance to Metro Rail project in accordance with the provisions of the Metro Rail Policy, 2017 as and when posed by the concerned State Government depending on the feasibility of the proposal and availability of resources. (d): Metro rail projects are sanctioned as per Metro Rail Policy, 2017 which gives due emphasis on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and other innovative financing approach. *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3428 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2026 REGARDING URBAN MOBILITY AND METRO RAIL EXPANSION UNDER NUTP. DETAILS OF METRO RAIL PROJECTS APPROVED FROM 2023-24 to 2025-26 (AS ON 28.02.2026) Financial Year Metro Rail Project Length Cost in Present (in km) (Rs cr) Status/ Physical Progress in % (till 28.02.2026) FY 2023-24 Millenium City Centre to Cyber Civil Works City Gurugram 28.50 5,452.72 Commenced (Part of NCR) Extension of Corridor 1 of Pune 37.09 4.40 910.18 Metro Phase 1 - PCMC - Nigdi Delhi Metro Phase IV (2 Balance 1.1 20.76 8,399.81 Corridor) FY 2024-25 Bangalore Metro Rail Project 2.30 44.65 15,611.00 Phase 3 6.54 Thane Integral Metro Rail Project 29 12,200.10 (Part of MMR) Pune Metro Rail Project Phase 1 4.52 5.46 2,954.53 Extension from Swargate to Katraj Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase 49.64 118.90 63,246.40 II Delhi Metro Phase IV Rithala 0 26.463 6,230.99 Kundli Corridor FY 2025-26 Pune Metro Phase 2 (Vanaz to 1.02 Chandni Chowk & Ramwadi to 12.75 3,626.24 Wagholi) Extension of Noida Metro Aqua Preliminary line from Depot Station to Boraki 2.6 416.00 works under MMTH progress Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase Preliminary 1B 11.165 5,801.05 works under progress Pune metro Phase 2 Line 4 Kharadi 0.40 31.63 9,857.85 to Khadakwasla Delhi Metro Phase VA Preliminary (Part of NCR) works under 16.076 12,014.91 progress Extension of Noida Metro from Approved by Sector 142 to Botanical Garden Union cabinet 11.56 5801.05 on 13.02.2026 Approved by Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2B Union 3.33 1067.35 Cabinet on 24.02.2026