Mumbai: In a serious push to strengthen city transport infrastructure, the Maharashtra Cupboard on Wednesday accredited the Metro Line 11 challenge, connecting Anik Depot–Wadala to the Gateway of India, at an estimated value of Rs 23,487.51 crore. The Cupboard additionally sanctioned loans for different metro initiatives, together with the Thane Round Metro, Pune Metro Line-2 and Line-4, and Nagpur Metro Section-2.

The selections have been taken throughout a Cupboard assembly chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the Sahyadri Visitor Home.

Based on the Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO), Metro Line 11 will function an extension of Metro Line 4 (Wadala–Thane–Kasara Vadavli) and can be applied by the Mumbai Metro Rail Company Restricted (MMRCL). Round 70 per cent of the hall can be underground, that includes 13 underground stations and one elevated station. The challenge has already obtained infrastructure clearance from the Cupboard sub-committee.

The Cupboard additionally accredited the procurement of 238 air-conditioned native trains beneath MUTP-3 and MUTP-3A, with a provision of Rs 4,826 crore.

As well as, Rs 14,907 crore has been earmarked for the event of 136 km of latest suburban rail corridors, together with Panvel–Vasai, Kasara–Asangaon and Badlapur–Karjat. A proposal for establishing the third and fourth suburban railway traces between Pune and Lonavala, with an funding of Rs 5,100 crore, was additionally cleared.

In a welfare-focused transfer, the Cupboard accredited a Rs 1,000 hike in month-to-month help for beneficiaries beneath the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana and the Shravanbal Seva Rajya Pension Scheme. From October 2025, month-to-month help will improve from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500 for over 4.5 lakh beneficiaries beneath the Niradhar Yojana and 24,003 beneficiaries beneath the Shravanbal scheme. A further Rs 570 crore has been allotted to help this improve.