No metro proposal from Gujarat, minister tells Lok Sabha

AHMEDABAD: Providing information on proposals for metro rail projects that have been received from various states and Union territories, the central government informed the

Parliament

that it has received 16 such proposals, but none of these are from

Gujarat

.

“Based on the feasibility of the proposal and availability of resources, the central government considers such projects in cities or urban agglomerates,” housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, adding that no new metro rail proposal was submitted by the Gujarat government for funding.

With an aim to providing a speedy and clean urban transport system to the public, seven states and two Union territories have sent 16 proposals for expansion or fresh construction of metro rail projects to the Centre.

Puri told the

Lok Sabha

on February 10, that urban transport was an integral part of urban development, and while it is the responsibility of the state governments concerned to initiate, develop, and fund urban transport infrastructure including metro rail projects, the central government considers financial assistance to such projects under the Metro Rail Policy, 2017.