Question : Foreign Assistance for Metro Rail

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be please to state:

(a) whether any foreign assistance/ investment has been sought/ received for implementation of various metro rail projects being under taken/ proposed to be undertaken in different cities including Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof, project wise;

(c) whether the Government/ DMRC has also entered into any technological agreements with the other countries for better metro rail technology in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)&(b): Loan sought/proposed from various multilateral/bilateral financial agencies for various metro rail projects are as below:

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No
Name of the Project Amount of Loan
Japan International Co-operation agency
(Rs. in crore) Agence Francaise
De Development Asian Development Bank
(Rs. in crore) European Investment Bank
1. Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Phase-III 19,335.00 - - -
2. Bangalore Metro Rail Project 2,739.00 310.00
Million Euros - -
3. Chennai Metro Rail Project 8,646.00 - - -
4. Kochi Metro Rail Project - 180.00 Million Euros - -
5. Mumbai Metro Line-3 (Colba-Bandra-SEEPZ) Corridor 13,235.00 - - -
7. Lucknow Metro Rail Project - - - 450.00 Million Euros*
8. Ahmadabad Metro Rail Project 5,968.00* - - -
9. Nagpur Metro Rail Project - 130.00 Million Euros* 500.00 Million Euros*
10. Kolkata East West Metro 2,253.00 - - -
11. Jaipur Metro Project(Phase-I) - - 969.00 -
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* Proposed.

( c ): No, Madam.

( d): Does not arise.

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