The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday, 25 September 2026 disclosed that the Centre is actively monitoring 1,731 ongoing infrastructure projects with a total revised cost of ₹33.60 lakh crore, spread across 17 Central Ministries and Departments as of August 2026. The release represents the most comprehensive public snapshot of India's federal capital project pipeline to date.

Expenditure and Progress Overview

Cumulative spending on these projects has reached ₹16.33 lakh crore, equivalent to approximately 48.59 per cent of the revised project cost — signalling that nearly half the envisaged outlay has already been deployed. According to MoSPI, physical and financial progress broadly move in tandem across the portfolio, with a notable cluster of projects at both the early and near-completion stages.

Of the total, 647 projects (38 per cent) have crossed the 80 per cent physical completion threshold, while 312 projects (18 per cent) have achieved over 80 per cent financial completion. The ministry noted that in the early stages (0–20% completion), financial progress tends to run slightly ahead of physical progress, reflecting typical upfront expenditure patterns in large-scale construction.

Project Breakdown: Mega vs Major

The 1,731 projects are split into two tiers. There are 715 mega projects — each with a cost of ₹1,000 crore and above — carrying an original cost of ₹25.89 lakh crore. The remaining 1,016 major projects, valued between ₹150 crore and below ₹1,000 crore, amount to ₹4.83 lakh crore. Together, they form a pipeline that straddles newly launched corridors and schemes nearing final delivery.

Transport and Logistics Lead the Pipeline

The transport and logistics sector dominates the portfolio with 1,191 projects — over two-thirds of the total — carrying revised estimates of ₹16.05 lakh crore. Within this, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways alone accounts for 982 projects (57 per cent) and a revised cost of ₹9.52 lakh crore (28 per cent) of the entire portfolio, underscoring the Centre's connectivity-first infrastructure strategy.

The Ministry of Railways follows with 147 ongoing projects (8 per cent) worth ₹3.14 lakh crore, while the Ministry of Coal carries 122 projects (7 per cent) with a revised cost of ₹2.22 lakh crore.

PAIMANA Platform Driving Oversight

MoSPI said it continues to strengthen project oversight through its PAIMANA platform, which enables improved tracking, timely ministerial reviews, and data-driven decision-making across ministries. The platform is positioned as the Centre's primary tool for real-time project surveillance, aimed at reducing cost overruns and timeline slippages that have historically dogged large infrastructure schemes.

With nearly half the total outlay already spent and over a third of projects in advanced stages, the government's infrastructure push is entering a critical delivery phase — one where execution quality and timely commissioning will determine whether the investment translates into the productivity gains the economy needs.