Centre willing to proceed with HMR Phase II on 50:50 cost-sharing basis: Khattar

Key points

• The Centre has, in-principle, raised no objection to Phase II of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) project and is willing to proceed on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis with the Telangana government, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026).
• According to an official release, Mr.
• Khattar conveyed this assurance to Union Minister for Coal and Mines G.
• Kishan Reddy, who is also Secunderabad MP, during a meeting in New Delhi.
• Khattar noted that the Telangana government has already submitted proposals for the second-phase expansion of the HMR, covering 162 km.