The Supreme Court on Tuesday reminded the Delhi government to pay up its share for the two Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects within a week and told the state to not force the court to revive its earlier order and deduct the money the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s advertisement budget. The order was passed after the Delhi government informed the court that it has already made a budgetary provisions for the RRTS project and was waiting for approval from the central government.
The court was considering an application moved by the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) which accused the Delhi government of defaulting on the mutually agreed payment schedule for the project under which it had to pay a balance of ₹415 crore for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS and ₹150 crore for the other two projects — linking the Capital with Alwar in Rajasthan and Panipat in Haryana.
