Pariksha SaathiNCRTC marks Namo Bharat Diwas: over 4.5 crore journeys in three years on the 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) celebrated Namo Bharat Diwas 2026 in New Delhi on 17 October, marking three years of Namo Bharat regional rail operations, in the presence of Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on 18 October. Operations began in October 2023 with the 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot, and on 22 February 2026 the Prime Minister dedicated the entire 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor to the nation along with Meerut Metro. The Minister said the corridor has recorded over 4.5 crore passenger journeys since its inauguration on 20 October 2023; it serves over 1.1 lakh commuters daily and recently recorded its highest single-day ridership of about 1.68 lakh. Two more priority corridors, Delhi-Panipat-Karnal and Delhi-Gurugram-Behror, are likely to be approved soon, while Ghaziabad-Jewar and Noida-Faridabad-Gurgaon are at the DPR stage. NCRTC also highlighted its Solar on Track initiative and a 110 MW captive solar power plant.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) was formally incorporated on 21 August 2013 as a company under the Companies Act, 1956. It is a joint venture of the Government of India and the States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and is mandated to implement the Namo Bharat project across the National Capital Region.
Check yourself: which two corridors does the release say are likely to be approved soon?
Delhi-Panipat-Karnal and Delhi-Gurugram-Behror. Ghaziabad-Jewar and Noida-Faridabad-Gurgaon are still at the DPR stage.
Revision task: from this release, note the corridor length, the key dates, the ridership figures and the corridors in the pipeline, and keep them apart from the standing facts about NCRTC above.
Test yourself
How long is the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor that was dedicated to the nation on 22 February 2026?
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Answer: 82 km
The Prime Minister dedicated the entire 82-km corridor to the nation on 22 February 2026; operations had begun in October 2023 with a 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot.
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