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October 2019, DMRC took over the operations of the financially

troubled Rapid Metro Gurgaon.[14] Annual ridership of Delhi metro


was 179 crore (1.79 billion) in 2019.[b][3]

History

Evolution of the Delhi Metro 2003 to 2018

Background

The concept of mass rapid transit for New Delhi first emerged from
a traffic and travel characteristics study that was carried out in the
city in 1969.[15] Over the next several years, many official
committees by a variety of government departments were
commissioned to examine issues related to technology, route
alignment, and governmental jurisdiction.[15] In 1984, the Urban Arts
Commission came up with a proposal for developing a multi-modal
transport system, which would consist of constructing three

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