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Infrastructure projects costing more than INR 150 crore each recorded a cumulative cost overrun of around INR 3,40,504 crore as of July 2026, according to a government report. The report monitored 1,775 ongoing projects across 17 Central ministries and departments, with their combined revised cost rising to INR 37.10 lakh crore from an original estimate of INR 33.70 lakh crore. Total expenditure on these projects stood at INR 19.26 lakh crore, or 51.91% of the revised cost. Transport and logistics remained the largest sector, accounting for 1,246 projects and 53% of the revised project cost.
Infrastructure projects costing more than INR 150 crore each recorded a cumulative cost overrun of around INR 3,40,504 crore as of July, according to the latest monthly report released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The government monitored 1,775 ongoing infrastructure projects across 17 Central ministries and departments. Their combined revised cost stood at INR 37,10,642 crore, compared with an original estimated cost of INR 33,70,138 crore. The report did not specify the exact number of projects that had faced cost overruns.
Cumulative expenditure on the projects reached INR 19.26 lakh crore, representing about 51.91% of their revised cost. MoSPI said 675 projects, or 38%, had achieved more than 80% physical progress, while 305 projects, or 17%, had crossed 80% financial completion.
The monitored portfolio included 735 Mega projects costing INR 1,000 crore or more, with an original cost of INR 28.77 lakh crore. Another 1,040 Major projects, with costs below INR 1,000 crore and up to INR 150 crore, had an original combined cost of INR 4.93 lakh crore.
Transport and logistics accounted for the largest share, with 1,246 ongoing projects and a revised cost of INR 19.81 lakh crore. The sector represented 70% of the total projects and 53% of the overall revised project cost. It covers roads and highways, railways, aviation, urban public transport, shipping and inland waterways.
The Energy sector was the second-largest, with 205 projects and an aggregated revised cost of INR 10.66 lakh crore, accounting for 29% of the total. These projects cover oil and gas infrastructure, electricity generation, transmission and distribution networks, and energy storage.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways had the highest number of projects at 993, accounting for 56% of the total, with a revised project cost of INR 9.62 lakh crore, or 26%. The Ministry of Railways was implementing 190 projects, or 11%, with a revised cost of INR 6.38 lakh crore, while the Ministry of Coal had 121 projects, or 7%, with a revised cost of INR 2.22 lakh crore.
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas had 103 projects with a revised cost of INR 4.23 lakh crore, while the Ministry of Power had 98 projects costing INR 6.08 lakh crore. The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation had 50 and 38 projects, with revised costs of INR 3.78 lakh crore and INR 2.01 lakh crore, respectively.
The remaining 182 projects, accounting for 10% of the total, had a combined revised cost of INR 2.78 lakh crore, or 8%. These covered ministries and departments including Higher Education, Civil Aviation, Steel, Telecommunications, Labour and Employment, Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Health and Family Welfare, Mines, DPIIT and Sports.
Communication infrastructure accounted for INR 1.34 lakh crore across 31 projects, representing 4% of the revised cost. Water and sanitation projects had a revised cost of INR 2.05 lakh crore across 53 projects, while Social and Commercial infrastructure covered 91 projects with a revised cost of INR 99,000 crore. The latter includes investments in education, healthcare, real estate, tourism, hospitality and wellness.
Another 149 projects classified under the ‘Others’ category had a combined revised cost of INR 2.26 lakh crore, or 6%. These included projects related to coal, steel, metals and mining.
The progress data showed projects spread across different stages, with a large number in both the initial 0–20% range and the advanced 81–100% range. MoSPI noted that physical progress was higher than financial progress among projects in the 81–100% physical completion range, while financial progress was relatively higher during the early stages, reflecting upfront spending during implementation.
Source PTI
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