From 25 km in 2002 to covering 874 kms in 2023, India to soon have 2nd largest metro network in the world; Here's how-

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed around 874 kilometers of metro rail are operational in 20 cities across the country and about 986 kilometers are under construction in various cities.

While addressing the Consultative Committee Members of Parliament, he emphasized on government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening the Urban Transport network across the country. The agenda of this meeting with Lok Sabha members was "Urban Transport".

An elaborate presentation on Urban Transport was displayed before the members at the meeting. In the presentation,

ere shared on the growth of the metro network across the country.

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Spread of metro network across the country:

Puri also mentioned about “PM-eBus Sewa”, a scheme recently approved by the cabinet for augmenting city bus operations by deploying 10,000 e-buses on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Salient features of this scheme are:

Deployment of 10,000 e- Buses on PPP Model

Bus operations support for 10 years

Support for development/upgradation of bus depot

Support for behind-the-meter power infrastructure

Coverage of cities with 3lakh+ population

Selection of cities through a challenge method