Question : METRO PROPOSALS

(a) The details of proposals received by the Government from various State including Gujarat for metro rail and the estimated cost of each project, project and State-wise;

(b) The details of proposals cleared, the funds sanctioned and released during the last three years and current year, project and State-wise along with the criteria for funding; and

(c) The number of proposals still pending and the reasons for such pendency along with the time by which these pending proposals are likely to be cleared?

THE MINISTER FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a): The details of the proposals received by the Government are given in Annexure I.

(b): As per National Urban Transport Policy, 2006 the Government of India offers financial support subject to a ceiling of 20% of the capital cost of the project. The details of proposals cleared and the funds sanctioned and released during the last three years and current year is given in Annexure I.

(c): Appraisal and approval of the proposals are a continuous process wherein the Ministry of Urban Development seeks comments of various stakeholders. The proposals which are in the process of appraisal/approval are Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Lucknow, Extension of Chennai Metro; Noida City Centre to Sector 62, Noida; Noida City Centre to Greater Noida; Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda, Ghaziabad; YMCA Chowk, Faridabad to Ballabhgarh, Haryana and Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden.