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Cabinet approves Noida metro extension, museum and small business loan schemes

The approvals commit public funds to transport, heritage and credit access for small enterprises, affecting firms and developers in the National Capital Region and beyond.

Photo: ET Now

What happened

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on November 11, 2026 a Rs 2,390 crore expansion of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro. ET Now The project extends the Aqua Line from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida Sector 4 over 8.449 km and includes five elevated stations. ET Now+1 The Cabinet also approved the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project at North and South Block Complex in New Delhi. ET Now+1 The Cabinet extended the Stand-Up India Scheme and the CGFMU credit guarantee scheme to March 31, 2031. ET Now+1 The Cabinet also cleared NPK fertiliser subsidies for the Rabi 2026-27 season. ET Now

Around it

The Stand-Up India extension targets 2.5 lakh additional entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women. Nation Press The CGFMU extension is projected to enable loans worth Rs 12.6 lakh crore for micro enterprises. Nation Press Upon operationalisation, the combined Noida and Greater Noida active metro network will reach 71.878 km. Nation Press

Sources

  1. ET NowCabinet decisions today: Greater Noida West Metro, fertiliser subsidy, business loans among 5 major approvals
  2. Nation PressPuri Highlights 4 Cabinet Calls: Museum, Metro, MSME Schemes

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