Overview
- MoHUA announced Delhi Metro International Limited as a DMRC subsidiary to act as the nodal arm for consultancy, construction, turnkey, management and O&M projects in India and abroad.
- A second DMRC offshoot will handle nationwide MRTS planning and coordination, alongside a new Delhi Metro Rail Academy and a Centre of Excellence focused on skills, safety and cybersecurity.
- The government is preparing a policy to extend the Namo Bharat/RRTS model beyond the NCR, naming Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, with a cabinet note ready and Delhi–Bawal and Delhi–Karnal corridors indicated to start soon.
- Delhi’s revamped transit-oriented development policy is slated within a month to enable direct station links via skywalks or subways and permit higher-rise development within roughly 500–800 metres of corridors.
- The PM e-Bus Sewa plan was reiterated for 10,000 electric buses in smaller cities, including 100 for Gurugram, alongside work on a national first–last mile connectivity framework and options such as pod taxis or ropeways.