Maharashtra’s Urban Development Department has released subordinate loan instalments for several Mumbai Metropolitan Region metro projects and approved a further Rs 94.20 crore contribution to the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation for the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-3A, according to a government resolution reported by the Times of India.
The funding covers multiple lines being developed across Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and surrounding parts of the metropolitan region. The projects listed in the resolution include Metro Line 5 between Thane, Bhiwandi and Kalyan; Line 6 between Swami Samarth Nagar, Jogeshwari and Vikhroli; Line 2A between Dahisar East and DN Nagar; Line 2B between DN Nagar and Mandale; Line 4 between Wadala, Ghatkopar, Thane and Kasarvadavali; Line 4A between Kasarvadavali and Gaimukh; and Line 7 between Andheri East and Dahisar East.
Subordinate loan instalments were also released for Line 9 between Dahisar and Mira-Bhayandar, Line 7A between Andheri and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and Line 12 between Kalyan and Taloja. The resolution states that these amounts are being routed through the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority towards 50% of central taxes, 100% of state and local taxes, and land costs.
The assistance is structured as a loan rather than an unconditional grant. Under the resolution, the amount disbursed by the state is to be recovered from MMRDA after the authority repays the principal loan raised from an external financial institution for the relevant project. If the state government decides to charge interest on the assistance in future, the loan and interest would be repaid in a single instalment after repayment of the principal loan.
The latest release also includes Maharashtra’s financial contribution to MUTP-3A, a rail infrastructure programme being implemented through the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation. The state government, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, MMRDA, City and Industrial Development Corporation and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation signed a financial agreement with MRVC on July 27, 2023, according to the government resolution.
Under that agreement, MUTP-3A is scheduled to receive a direct grant of Rs 1,887.15 crore during its first four years and Rs 7,498.47 crore during the following four years. The total planned direct grant is Rs 9,385.62 crore. The state budget for 2026-27 contains a provision of Rs 471 crore for the project, of which Rs 94.20 crore is now being released to MRVC.
The disbursements link the expansion of Mumbai’s metro network with parallel investment in suburban railway infrastructure. The resolution records the financial mechanism and institutional responsibilities behind the projects, while the latest instalments provide funding support for their continuing implementation. Further releases will depend on the approved project arrangements and scheduled financial contributions.
