AAP Grants Rs. 500 Crore for Delhi Metro Project

In the budget presented on Tuesday, the Delhi government has allocated Rs. 500 crore to fourth phase of the metro project. The project has been a subject of disagreement between the AAP and Centre. 

The project of 104-km-long Metro Phase-IV was estimated to be completed by 2021 after Delhi government's in-principle approval. It is yet to begin despite the cabinet's approval. 

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, "The government has approved the proposal of Phase-IV of Delhi Metro Project comprising six corridors with the length of 103.93 km. With the completion of the Phase-IV project, the total length of the Delhi Metro network will become 453.93 km."  

Manish Sisodia presented a Rs. 60,000 crore budget for the year 2019-20 in Delhi Assembly. He laid emphasis on the education, health and transport sectors. 

Earlier this month, AAP had accused the Centre of giving a "step-motherly treatment" to Delhi in the Union Budget, claiming that the government had made "no provision" for the project. 

The Delhi Metro had been given a grant of Rs. 414.70 crore in the Union Budget 2019-20 which is against Rs. 50 crore in the last financial year. 

AAP government had cleared the Phase-IV project in December last year and sent it to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.