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384 infrastructural projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.52 lakh crore: Ministry of Statistics

25 Oct 2022 Evaluate

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in its latest report for September 2022 has said that as many as 384 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 4.52 lakh crore. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects of Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,529 projects, 384 reported cost overruns and as many as 662 projects were delayed.

It mentioned total original cost of implementation of the 1529 projects was Rs 21,25,851.67 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 25,78,197.18 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 4,52,345.51crore (21.28% of original cost). It also stated the expenditure incurred on these projects till September 2022 was Rs 13,78,142.29 crore, or 53.45 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects. However, the number of delayed projects decreases to 531 if delay is calculated on the basis of latest schedule of completion.

Moreover, it said that for 603 projects, neither the year of commissioning nor the tentative gestation period has been reported. Out of the 662 delayed projects, 133 have overall delays in the range of 1-12 months, 124 have been delayed for 13-24 months, 276 projects for 25-60 months and 129 projects have been delayed for 61 months and above. The average time overrun in these 662 delayed projects is 42.08 months.

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