1,392 infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 5.42 lakh crore in December 2025: MoSPI

30 Jan 2026 Evaluate

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its 'Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects' for December 2025 has shown a cumulative cost overrun of Rs 5.42 lakh crore in 1,392 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more. The cost of 1,392 projects monitored by the MoSPI was revised at Rs 35,10,920 crore as compared to their original cost of Rs 29,68,248 crore. The revised cost of these projects was reported on MoSPI’s newly operationalised portal -- PAIMANA (Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics for Nation-building), for the monitoring of central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above, replacing the OCMS-2006 (Online Computerised Monitoring System).

The report highlighted that the cumulative expenditure incurred on 1392 under implementation projects stood at Rs 19.01 lakh crore as of December 2025, accounting for around 54.1% of the revised project cost. Further, out of the 1,392 ongoing infrastructure projects, 33% or 469 projects have achieved over 80% physical progress, while 16% or 221 projects have crossed 80% financial completion, reflecting that a substantial portion of projects are at advanced stages of implementation.

Moreover, the Transport & Logistics sector accounts for the highest number of ongoing projects (896 projects), with revised estimates of Rs 17.70 lakh crore, underscoring the priority to connectivity-driven infrastructure growth. Besides, 585 out of the total projects are 'mega' projects which worth Rs 1,000 crore and above and have cumulative revised cost of Rs 31.44 lakh crore. Meanwhile, 807 projects are 'major' projects which worth between Rs 150 crore and Rs 1,000 crore and have cumulative revised cost of Rs 3.66 lakh crore.

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