Roads, Railways, Airports, Metros and Waterways · indicator 18

Cities with operational metro systems

Modi ahead

No comparable cross-country series exists for this measure, so no synthetic counterfactual can be estimated. The verdict here compares observed Indian figures over time — a weaker basis than the estimated indicators.

2014

5.00

baseline

2026

26.00

latest observed

Change

+420%

2014 vs latest observed

What this measures

Cities with operational metro systems, in cities. A rising number is an improvement. Reported by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs / PIB.

It stood at 5.00 in 2014, and under Modi’s current India reached 26.00 by 2026 — a rise of 420%. That is an improvement against India’s pre-2014 figure.

No comparison country reports an equivalent series, so there is no Rahul's India to compare against. This is a before-and-after reading, not a treatment effect.

Decade totals

cities · Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs / PIB

Why no counterfactual

no cross-country annual metro-city panel

Observation quality

2010: 2.00
2014: 5.00
2024: 23.00
2026: 26.00

The counterfactual is 'India without the 2014 structural break', estimated from comparator countries. It is not a forecast of any individual's policies.