The government is monitoring 1,853 central-sector infrastructure projects with a combined latest cost of ₹37.56 lakh crore as of September 2026, with cumulative expenditure reaching ₹17.73 lakh crore.
New Delhi, October 26 — The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is monitoring 1,853 central-sector infrastructure projects worth ₹37.56 lakh crore through its PAIMANA platform as of September 2026.
Cumulative expenditure on these projects has reached ₹17.73 lakh crore, equivalent to around 47.21% of the latest project cost.
Of the total projects being tracked, 654 projects, or around 35%, have achieved more than 80% physical progress, while 338 projects have crossed the 80% mark in terms of financial completion.
The portfolio includes 780 mega projects costing ₹1,000 crore or more and 1,073 major projects below the ₹1,000 crore threshold.
Transport and logistics account for the largest share of the infrastructure pipeline.
The sector includes 1,320 projects with a combined cost of ₹20.07 lakh crore, representing more than 71% of all monitored projects.
Roads and highways alone account for 974 projects, while the Railways has 284 ongoing projects under ministry-wise monitoring.
The energy sector is another major component, with 225 projects worth ₹11.04 lakh crore.
These include projects across oil and gas, electricity generation, transmission and distribution, and energy storage.
Together, transport and logistics and energy account for 83.4% of the total projects being monitored and nearly 83% of the aggregate revised project cost.
Several major projects were completed or commissioned during September.
These included the 1,320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project worth ₹13,756.56 crore, the NMDC Slurry Pipeline Project Phase-I worth ₹5,427 crore, and a section of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway worth ₹2,429.9 crore.
MoSPI also added 83 new projects to the monitoring platform during September.
Of these, 57 were from Railways, 16 from Road Transport and Highways, seven from the Power Ministry, two from Ports and Shipping, and one from Coal.
Newly onboarded projects include the ₹7,627 crore transmission system for integration of Krishnagiri Renewable Energy Zone Phase-I and a ₹1,839.32 crore railway project between Hosur and Omalur.
The government said PAIMANA is helping ministries improve project tracking, review implementation and use more standardised data for infrastructure decision-making.
