In its 2024-25 Budget presented on Monday, the Delhi government allocated Rs 500 crore for the Delhi Metro. Finance minister Atishi highlighted in the assembly that over 60 lakh individuals rely on the service daily, a significant increase from 24 lakh passengers in 2014. Atishi presented the 2024-25 Budget with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, emphasizing that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure quality public transportation for all Delhi residents. Under the guidance of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, significant improvements have been made in the public transportation sector in Delhi. By March 2015, a total of 193 kilometers of metro network and 143 stations were established in Delhi. However, in the past nine years, the Delhi Metro network has doubled in length to 393 kilometers while the number of stations has increased to 288. Atishi noted that in 2014, around 24 lakh passengers traveled daily on the metro. Today, the service caters to over 60 lakh passengers daily, reaching every corner of Delhi, including Tikri border, Samaypur Badli, Tikri Kalan, Badarpur border, and Shiv Vihar. She proposed an outlay of Rs 500 crore for Delhi Metro in the current financial year. The Delhi Metro, connecting the nation’s capital region with its satellite cities, holds the distinction of being India’s largest and busiest rapid transit system. It is operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, a public sector company established by the government of India and the government of Delhi in May 1995.