Estimated capital for metro network in India FY 2020-2025 by area of infrastructure
Around 26 billion U.S. dollars were planned to be invested in expanding the metro network across India between the financial years 2020 and 2025. A major share of around 75 percent, which amounted to around 20 billion U.S. dollars, was dedicated to metro rail construction while rest was for rolling stock and signals and telecommunication. These investments were planned for different cities across India, as it was experiencing rapid urbanization. It was expected that private players would have high participation in this field.