Question : Monorail Services

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be please to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce monorail services in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of monorail proposals received by the Government during the last three years and the current year along with the names of stretch and estimated cost of each stretch, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of proposals cleared and lying pending along with the reasons for pendency and the time by which these pending proposals are likely to be cleared; and

(d) the funds sanctioned and released during the above period for various projects, stretch, project and State/UT-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a): No, Madam. Urban transport projects including monorail projects are initiated by the concerned State Government/UT Administration/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

(b) to (d): In last three years, Central Government has received only one monorail proposal.
Government of Tamil Nadu had sought ‘in-principle’ approval for implementing a Monorail Project (Phase-I) from Poonamallee to Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadaplani of about 20.68 kms at an estimated cost of Rs.3,267 crores under Design, Build, Finance, Operation & Transfer (DBFOT) model. ‘In principle’ approval was accorded to the proposal with no financial support from the Government of India. No funds have been sanctioned/released in the last three years and current year for monorail projects.

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