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Govt spends Rs 17.73 lakh crore on 1,853 infra projects

The government said 1,853 infrastructure projects with a total latest cost of Rs 37.56 lakh crore are being monitored across 17 Central ministries and departments. Cumulative expenditure on these projects stands at Rs 17.73 lakh crore, or about 47.21 per cent of project cost, per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The transport and logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects at 1,320, with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways alone holding 974 projects.

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Govt spends Rs 17.73 lakh crore on ongoing infra projects

New Delhi, Oct 26

A total of 1,853 infrastructure projects, with a total latest cost of Rs 37.56 lakh crore, are being monitored across 17 Central ministries/departments, the government said on Monday.

The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 17.73 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 47.21 per cent of the project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, according to a statement by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

"A significant proportion of projects are at advanced stages, with 654 projects (35 per cent) achieving over 80 per cent physical progress, while 338 (18 per cent) have crossed 80 per cent financial completion."

Out of 1,853 ongoing infrastructure projects, there are 780 mega projects (project cost of Rs 1,000 crore and above), and 1,073 major projects (below Rs 1,000 crore).

The transport and logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (1,320 projects) with a cost of Rs 20.07 lakh crore, underscoring priority to connectivity-driven infrastructure growth, the statement said.

The statement further stated that the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways accounts for the highest number of projects, with 974 projects (53 per cent out of total projects), and a share of total revised project cost of Rs 9.46 lakh crore (25 per cent of total project cost), highlighting its central role in national infrastructure development.

The Ministry of Railways has 284 ongoing projects (15 per cent), with a total revised project cost of Rs 7.21 lakh crore (19 per cent).

The Ministry of Coal accounts for 121 ongoing projects (6 per cent), with a total revised project cost of Rs 2.22 lakh crore (6 per cent). The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, and the Department of Water Resources, River Development & GR are implementing 115, 106, 49, and 35 projects, with associated project costs of Rs 4.30 lakh crore, Rs 6.40 lakh crore, Rs 3.41 lakh crore, and Rs 1.95 lakh crore, respectively.

The remaining 169 projects (9 per cent), with a total project cost of Rs 2.62 lakh crore (7 per cent), are distributed across various ministries/departments, the statement said.

— IANS

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Reader’s Guide · AI-assisted, based only on the report above

What the report makes clear: The scale of monitored infrastructure spending, the split between mega and major projects, and which ministries carry the largest project loads.

Still open: The report does not yet say how many projects are delayed, over budget, or behind their original schedules.

Another way to look at it: High physical progress percentages do not by themselves show whether projects are on time or delivering expected benefits.

Which infrastructure sectors do you think should get priority in future spending?

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