Progress of BRTS projects good in Gujarat,poor in Bengal,Rajasthan

April 25, 2013


By our correspondent, New Delhi, 25 April 2013

According to the details shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Smt. Deepa Dasmunshi in Rajya Sabha today, “in order to provide better transport, projects relating to Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) were approved for 10 cities namely Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore, Jaipur, Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad, Rajkot, Surat, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Kolkata under the JnNURM, at a total estimated cost of Rs. 5211.60 crore. Admissible Additional Central Assistance is Rs. 2373.36 crore (estimated). Details of funds released for BRTS projects during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise are:

State-wise details of funds released during last three years for BRTS Projects under JNNURM (as on 31.03.2013)  
(Rs. In Crore)
S. No Name of State Estimated Admissible Central Assistance (ACA) ACA Released for Utilisation  
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
1 Andhra Pradesh 301.97 0 120.38 0
2 Gujarat 633.02 4.6 130.89 59.02
3 Madhya Pradesh 258.11 7.38 47.55 64.53
4 Maharashtra 851.98 40.37 92.48 68.94
5 Rajasthan 239.77 0 5.64 0
6 West Bengal 88.519 22.13 0 0
  Total 2373.4 74.48 396.94 192.49

 

This clearly shows that things are not just moving in the states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan, while in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh the projects are progressing comparatively faster than the other states.


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