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UIDSSMT in Maharashtra

†3209. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Central Government has received any request from Maharashtra Government regarding approval of proposals under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Town (UIDSSMT) program;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date, the current status of the proposals; and

(c) by when this proposal is planned to be finalized and the reasons of its delay?

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU): (a) to (c) Yes, Sir. 94 projects have been sanctioned to various towns/cities under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) in the State of Maharashtra during the Mission period, out of which 37 projects have been reported physically complete and the remaining projects are at various stages of implementation. The Government of Maharashtra had submitted 52 proposals for consideration under UIDSSMT during the Transition phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) out of which funds has been released for 16 projects. All these projects are at implementation stage.

The projects under JNNURM are considered/sanctioned subject to their technical appraisal and in-conformity with the guidelines of the scheme. The Mission has ended on 31.03.2014 and as such has no mandate to consider/sanction projects now.

Metro connectivity in smaller cities

†3210. SHRI NARAYAN LAL PANCHARIYA: Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cities in the country in which metro projects are running and Government of India's participation therein;

(b) whether there is any scheme to provide metro connectivity to smaller cities in the country, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether Government has held talks with State Governments in this regard, if so, the details thereof'?

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU): (a) The details of operational and ongoing Metro Rail Projects and Government of India's participation therein State-wise are given in the Statement (See below).

(b) Central Government supports the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) by the concerned State Government for Metro Rail Projects. However, since urban transport †Original notice of the question was received in Hindi. Written Answers to Unstarred Questions Written Answers to [7 August, 2014] Unstarred Questions 215

is completely-intertwined with urban development, the project proposals for Metro Rail/ Monorail are proposed by the State Governments concerned. For this purpose the States have to prepare the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) with alternative analysis for promoting sustainable transport in their cities.

(c) The consultation with State Governments is a continuous process and all advisories issued on the subject of Urban Transport are available online at moud.gov.in.

Statement

Details of the running and ongoing Metro Rail projects and Government of India's participation therein State-wise

Sl. State Name of the Metro Rail Government of India Remarks No. Projects participation (` in crore)

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1. Delhi and Delhi MRTS Equity - 4542.70 Completed National Phase-l and Phase-II and Capital Subordinate Debt (SD) - commissioned. Region 968.90 (NCR) Grant - 237.59

Delhi Airport Express Line Civil Work Equity Completed (Public Private Partnership to Delhi Metro Rail and [PPP]) Corporation - 995.42 commissioned

Delhi MRTS Phase III Ongoing. Mukundpur- Yamuna Vihar Equity - 4124.50 (Gokulpuri)

Janakpuri West - Kalindikunj SD - 2898.60

Central Secretariat-Kashmere Grant - 451.80 Gate

Jahangirpuri - Badli

Extension to Faridabad (Haryana)

Extension of Mukundpur-

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Extension from Mundka to Bahadurgarh

Connection to Najafgarh From Dwarka to Najafgarh

2. Karna- Bangalore Metro Equity - 1634.91 taka Rail Project Phase-I SD - 1089.94 * Bangalore Metro Rail Project Equity - 3868.35 Ongoing Phase-II SD - 1412.65

3. West Kolkata East - West Metro Transferred to Ministry Ongoing Bengal of Railways.

4. Rajasthan Jaipur Metro Rail Equity - 472.50 Ongoing Project Phase-I. SD - 157.50

5. Tamil Chennai Metro Rail Project Equity - 2190.00 Ongoing Nadu SD - 730.00

6. Kerala Kochi Metro Rail Project Equity - 753.73 Ongoing SD - 248.50

7. Mahara- Mumbai Metro Line-l Viability Gap Funding Completed and shtra on PPP (VGF) - 471.00 commissioned. Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar

Mumbai Metro Line-2 on PPP VGF - 1532.00 ** Charkop-Bandra-Mankurd

Mumbai Metro Line-3 Equity - 2402.70 Ongoing (Govt. of India and Govt. SD - 1024.50 of Maharashtra) Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ

8. Telangana Hyderabad Metro VGF- 1458.00 Ongoing Rail Project (Not yet released). (PPP) * Eastern section of 6.7 km and the Northern section of 10.3 km have partially commenced commercial operations on 20.10.2011 and 1.3.2014 respectively. ** The project has not yet started, because the Concessionaire, Mumbai Metro Transport Pvt. Ltd (MMTPL) expressed inability to start the work due to critical conditions of Costal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance laid down by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).