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cost is being reduced. Western Dedicated
Freight Corridor (DFC) and Eastern DFC will be
commissioned by June 2022.
LAUNCH OF ‘METROLITE’ AND ‘METRONEO’
A new scheme will be launched at a cost of Rs
18,000 Crore to support augmentation of public
bus transport services.
Rs 63,246 Crore allocated for construction
of 118.9 km long metro project in Chennai,
and in Kochi 11.5 km long metro project will be
built at a cost of Rs 1,957.05 Crore. Two new
technologies ‘MetroLite’ and ‘MetroNeo’ will be
deployed in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities.
CONSUMER CAN CHOOSE POWER
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
New scheme launched for Rs 3,05,984 Crore
to improve power distribution. Introduction of a
reforms and performance-based result-linked
power distribution sector scheme. The scheme
will provide assistance to distribution companies
for creating infrastructure like pre-paid smart
Water is life metering, upgradation of systems, etc.
JAL JEEVAN MISSION (URBAN) TO BE
LAUNCHED
2 C o e o e o ta launched to provide tap connections to 2.86
Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) Scheme will be
connections
Crore households. Liquid waste management
`2 7 La C o e o a ee a to be done in 500 AMRUT cities. The Urban

M o U a
Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 will be implemented
in cities from 2021 to 2026.
T a e e o e ea ONE CRORE NEW FAMILIES ADDED IN
UJJWALA
La C o e o M t o Roa Ujjwala scheme will be extended to cover 1
`1 1 Transport and Highways Crore additional beneficiaries. In the next 3
years 100 more districts will be added to the
K oa o e t ta t City Gas Distribution network. A gas pipeline
00 Ma 2022 project will be undertaken in Jammu & Kashmir.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
To keep up the supply of affordable houses,
tax holiday for affordable housing projects has
`2,000 C o e for 7 projects been extended for one more year. An additional
PPP o e o o e at o o deduction of interest, amounting to Rs 1.5 Lakh,
major ports has been proposed for loan taken to purchase

an affordable house.

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