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Overview

Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) in the Budget for 2013-14 included an announcement for metro rail project in Lucknow. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRCL) prepared Detailed Project Report (DPR) with two corridors i.e., North-South corridor covering 22.88 km and East-West corridor covering 11.10 km. The DPR was finally approved in October 2013 and in-principle approval of North-South corridor i.e., Phase-1A of the project was granted by Government of India (GoI) in December 2013.

Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited (the Company) was incorporated in November 2013 to Lucknow Metro Rail Project. The work on North-South corridor of Lucknow Metro was commenced in September 2014 and completed in March 2019 with 22.88 km of length. Name of the Company was later changed to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL) on 23 October 2019. This Company is a joint venture of GoI and GoUP with 50:50 equity contribution.

Performance Audit on Construction and Operation of Phase-IA of Lucknow Metro Rail Project was taken up with the objective to examine whether (i) effective planning was done to ensure economic viability and selection of the most appropriate technologies (ii) implementation in terms of project execution and contract management was done with due care, economical, and in a timely and transparent manner (iii) an adequate mechanism was in existence to monitor the project to ensure timely completion and conformity of works executed with laid down specifications and (iv) the operation and maintenance were efficient, and the planned benefits were achieved after commercial operation.

The Performance Audit covered the activities of Phase-1A of the project for the period since its inception in November 2013 to March 2023. A total of 51 (21 major works and 30 minor works) contracts involving ₹ 4,987.21 crore out of total 144 contracts relating to civil, rolling stock, track, electrical, signalling & telecom, property development and operation & maintenance were covered in audit. The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) was engaged for providing technical consultancy during review of the technical aspects of the Phase-1A project.

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• Performance Audit Report No. 12 of 2025: Construction and Operation of Lucknow Metro Rail Project
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• Cover Page
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• Table Of Contents
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• Preface
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• Executive Summary
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• Chapter I Introduction
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• Chapter II Planning
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• Chapter III Contract and Project Management
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• Chapter IV Operation and Maintenance
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• Chapter V Revenue Management
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• Appendices
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