The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), India's archetypal determination accelerated obstruction project, has received an allocation of much than Rs 2,900 crore successful the Union Budget 2025-26 announced connected Saturday.
The NCRTC has started its cognition successful Delhi from January 5 aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 13-km conception of the corridor from Sahibabad successful Ghaziabad to New Ashok Nagar successful the nationalist capital.
The NCRTC received a full outlay of 2,918 crore successful the existent budget, portion it was Rs 3,855 crore successful past budget's revised estimates.
The national fund for 2025-26 was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman connected Saturday.
After the inauguration of the NCRTC's Delhi section, commuters from the nationalist superior tin scope Meerut South successful conscionable 40 minutes.
Currently, 2 stations -- Anand Vihar and New Ashok Nagar -- are operational successful Delhi, portion a 3rd 1 is nether operation astatine Sarai Kale Khan.
The 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor originates astatine Sarai Kale Khan successful New Delhi and terminates astatine Modipuram successful Meerut.
It has 16 stations on with 9 further stations for the Meerut metro, making it a broad and transformative determination transit solution.