[3] On 1 May 2019, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gave in-principle approval to fund the Indore Metro project.

The total operational network planned by Architect Rohit Gupta which is described in detail in the DPR of Indore metro Rail prepared by Rohit Associates Cities and Rails Private limited is 124.43 km out of which the Ring line that is 31.55 km is under construction and partially trial run is already done.

[19] On 9 October 2015, the then Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had claimed to have received consent from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for Rs 12,000 crore loan at 0.3 percent interest rate for Bhopal and Indore Metro rail projects.

[20] However, during an update on 7 March 2017 it was revealed by state's Urban Administration and Development Minister Maya Singh that JICA has refused to fund the metro projects of Bhopal and Indore.

[21] A newspaper claimed to have found discrepancies in billing by contractors amounting to Rs 110 crore, prompting an official investigation.