Telangana Government sanctions Rs. 19,579 crore for Hyderabad Metro Phase-II(B)
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has approved the implementation of Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II(B) at an estimated cost of ₹19,579 crore. The project, to be executed as a 50:50 Joint Venture between the Government of Telangana and the Government of India, will add 86.1 km of new metro lines to the city’s network.
The official order issued by the Metropolitan Area and Urban Development Department outlines the funding structure for Phase-II(B). Of the total cost, ₹5,874 crore will come from the Telangana government, ₹3,524 crore will be provided by the central government, and ₹9,398 crore will be raised through loans from agencies such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the New Development Bank (NDB). The remaining ₹783 crore will be contributed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) component.
Phase-II(B) includes three corridors. The first corridor will connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) to Future City, near the proposed Skills University, covering a distance of 39.6 km. The second corridor will link JBS to Medchal, stretching 24.5 km. The third will extend from JBS to Shamirpet, adding another 22 km to the network.
This follows the earlier Phase-II(A) proposal, which covers five corridors over 76.4 km at an estimated cost of ₹24,269 crore. That proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for consideration.
In its order, the government reiterated the role of the metro in addressing Hyderabad’s growing traffic congestion and pollution. Phase-I of the Hyderabad Metro Rail, which covers 69 km across three major corridors, was developed at a cost of ₹22,000 crore and is considered one of the largest metro projects globally built under a PPP model.
The Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) will be responsible for carrying out the Phase-II(B) expansion. The sanction was issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department on May 14, 2025.
