RAS question
The Union Cabinet approved Jaipur Metro Phase-2 in April 2026. Which of the following correctly describes this project?
Correct answer: (A) ₹13,037 crore; 41 km North-South corridor; 36 stations; completion by September 2031.
Jaipur Metro Phase-2 is a ₹13,037.66 crore, 41 km North-South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod, with 36 stations and a September 2031 completion target.
Explanation
The Cabinet approval announced by the Press Information Bureau on 8 April 2026 identifies Jaipur Metro Phase-2 as a North-South corridor, not an East-West extension. Its approved project cost is ₹13,037.66 crore, and the corridor is 41 km long from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations. The implementing agency is Rajasthan Metro Rail Corporation Limited, a 50:50 joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan. The release also says the project is targeted for completion by September 2031. These details match option A exactly, while the other options alter the cost, corridor direction, length, station count or completion deadline.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Option B is wrong because it changes the approved cost to ₹11,500 crore, calls the project a 35 km East-West corridor, gives 30 stations and moves completion to 2030.
- (C) Option C is wrong because the PIB-approved project is not a ₹15,000 crore, 50 km corridor with 40 stations or a 2032 completion target.
- (D) Option D keeps the cost broadly right but wrongly makes Phase-2 an East-West corridor, reduces the station count to 30 and changes the completion target to 2030.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan urban infrastructure and Cabinet-approved transport projects, a recurring RAS current-affairs area because such schemes link governance, mobility and state development. The trap is in close numerical details, especially corridor direction, cost, station count and deadline.