Uttar Pradesh government has made special allocations towards metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and the Delhi-Meerut RRTS projects in the Budget 2023-24 presented on 22 February, 2023.
A budgetary outlay of Rs 585 crore has been earmarked towards the Kanpur Metro Rail Project. Likewise, Rs 465 crore has been dedicated for the Agra Metro Rail Project and Rs 100 crore has been proposed for the implementation of metro rail projects in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and other cities.
For the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, Rs 1,306 crore has been proposed.