: A fresh tussle between the Centre and Delhi Government appears to be brewing after the AAP dispensation imposed a condition of 50-50 per cent operational loss sharing while giving approval to the Phase-IV of Delhi Metro.
Though Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry officials said it is examining the condition that the Centre equally share any operational loss with the AAP Government, they asserted that it was a State subject and that other States may raise similar demands.
An official of the Ministry said Delhi Government has also put a condition in its approval that it will not have any liability on loan provided by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fund the project.
“We are examining both conditions imposed by Delhi government in approving the Metro Phase-IV. Why should the Central Government bear operational loss? It is a State-subject.
“State Government has the responsibility of operations of Metro. If we agree on these conditions, other state governments will also raise same demands. However, we are currently examining Delhi government’s conditions,” an official said