India's Infrastructure Sectors Show Sustained Growth Across Key Metrics
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released its quarterly update of the PAIMANA Performance Dashboard, providing comprehensive monitoring of key infrastructure sectors through 184 standardized indicators across six sub-sectors. The dashboard, launched on April 16, 2026, now includes 21 new indicators and has updated quarterly data for 41 indicators across Power, Civil Aviation, Ports, Shipping & Waterways, and Road Transport & Highways sectors.
Sectoral Performance Highlights
Civil Aviation sector demonstrated strong growth with air cargo handled increasing by 12.0% year-over-year to 18.6 lakh tonnes during FY 2026-27 (April-August). Delhi Airport handled the maximum volume of 5.3 lakh tonnes. The sector also supported India's international tourism with 30.49 lakh foreign tourist arrivals up to August 2026, registering 2% YoY growth.
Telecommunications sector showed significant digital infrastructure expansion with cumulative Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) network reaching 7,52,113 km by August 2026, adding 29,256 km during FY 2026-27 (April-August). Wired broadband subscribers grew by 12.4% YoY and wireless broadband subscribers by 12.9% YoY for FY 2025-26. Gram Panchayats connected increased to 2,23,814 as of August 2026, representing an addition of 5,352 during FY 2026-27 (April-August).
Road Transport and Highways sector awarded 2,236.3 km of National Highway projects in FY 2026-27 (April-September), registering a robust 62.9% YoY growth. Electronic toll collection transactions reached 225.2 crores during the same period with 24.1% YoY growth, while collection value stood at ₹36,994.5 crore with 11.7% YoY growth.
Power sector recorded a 12.1% YoY increase in total installed capacity, reaching 5,32,739.7 MW as of March 2026. Renewable Energy Sources capacity grew by 29.5% to 2,23,273 MW, accounting for approximately 42% of total installed capacity.
Ports, Shipping and Waterways sector showed continued growth with major ports handling 390.4 million tonnes of cargo during FY 2026-27 (April-August), representing 7.2% YoY growth. Non-major ports handled 313.4 million tonnes with 1.8% YoY growth. Petroleum and Crude Products remained the largest commodity category at major ports, accounting for 29.2% of total cargo with a 3.1% YoY increase.
Railways sector strengthened its infrastructure with the number of coaches increasing by 4.5% and locomotives by 6.4% in FY 2024-25. Cumulative electrified track kilometers increased by 4.8% and the number of railway wagons rose by 5.4% during the same period.
The PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard provides a unified digital interface for monitoring sector-wise performance across five dimensions: Access, Quality, Fiscal Cost & Revenue, Utilization, and Affordability. The dashboard will be updated quarterly, with the next update scheduled for January 15, 2027.