On Thursday, Delhi Metro got a budgetary allocation of Rs 7,701 crore for construction of its ambitious Phase-III project that envisages extending the modern transport system further in the national capital.
Moreover, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced in his 2013-2014 Budget that the Central Government will infuse Rs. 650 crore as its equity, while it will get a pass through assistance of Rs. 1750 crore and that Rs. 5,181.12 would be invested by the Centre in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the year 2012-2013.
In fact, Delhi Metro has begun construction of its Phase-III project that will add another 103 km of the capital to the Metro map.
To conclude, Mr. Chidambaram also announced Rs. 120 crore as grants to Delhi Metro.
(AW:Samrat Biswas)
