Ministry of Statistics Infrastructure Monitoring Report September 2026

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released its monthly flash report tracking 1,853 central sector infrastructure projects with a total latest cost of ₹37.56 lakh crore as of September 2026. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at ₹17.73 lakh crore, representing 47.21% of the total project cost, indicating steady progress in implementation across 17 Central Ministries/Departments.

Project Distribution and Progress Metrics

The portfolio includes 780 Mega projects (costing ₹1,000 crore and above) and 1,073 Major projects (below ₹1,000 crore). Significant progress has been achieved with 654 projects (approximately 35%) reaching over 80% physical completion, while 338 projects (approximately 18%) have crossed 80% financial completion. The data shows a balanced pipeline with projects distributed across both early and advanced stages of implementation.

Ministry-wise Project Allocation

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways accounts for the highest number of projects with 974 projects (53% of total) worth ₹9.46 lakh crore (25% of total cost). Ministry of Railways follows with 284 projects (15%) worth ₹7.21 lakh crore (19%). Other significant ministries include Ministry of Coal (121 projects, ₹2.22 lakh crore), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (115 projects, ₹4.30 lakh crore), Ministry of Power (106 projects, ₹6.40 lakh crore), and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (49 projects, ₹3.41 lakh crore).

Recently Completed and New Projects

In September 2026, three major projects were commissioned: the Buxar Thermal Power Project (1320 MW, ₹13,756.56 crore) by Ministry of Power, the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway Phase-I Package-I (₹2,429.9 crore) by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, and the NMDC Slurry Pipeline Project Phase-1 (₹5,427 crore) by Ministry of Steel. Additionally, 83 new projects were onboarded, including 57 from Ministry of Railways, 16 from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, 7 from Ministry of Power, 2 from Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and 1 from Ministry of Coal.

Sector-wise Analysis Using DEA's Harmonized Master List

Transport & Logistics is the largest category with 1,320 projects (71.2% of total) worth ₹20.07 lakh crore (51.02% of total cost), comprising Roads & Highways (974 projects, ₹9.46 lakh crore), Railways (286 projects, ₹7.25 lakh crore), Urban Public Transport (29 projects, ₹3.02 lakh crore), Aviation & Aviation Infrastructure (25 projects, ₹23,141 crore), Shipping (5 projects, ₹8,703 crore), and Logistics Infrastructure (1 project, ₹763 crore). The sector has achieved 51.03% expenditure ratio.

Energy represents the second largest category with 225 projects worth ₹11.04 lakh crore (29.4% of total cost), including Oil & Gas (102 projects, ₹4.00 lakh crore, 50.13% expenditure), Transmission & Distribution (72 projects, ₹2.47 lakh crore, 29.54% expenditure), Electricity Generation (38 projects, ₹4.27 lakh crore, 32.62% expenditure), and Energy Storage (13 projects, ₹28,874 crore, 81.79% expenditure). The overall expenditure ratio for Energy is 39.58%.

Water & Sanitation shows the highest expenditure ratio at 70.81% across 50 projects worth ₹1.98 lakh crore, comprising Water Resources (27 projects, ₹1.90 lakh crore, 71.32% expenditure) and Waste & Water (23 projects, ₹7,910 crore, 58.39% expenditure).

Communication category includes 31 Telecommunication projects worth ₹1.33 lakh crore with 48.66% expenditure ratio (₹65,064 crore). Social & Commercial Infrastructure comprises 79 projects worth ₹95,348 crore with 41.72% expenditure ratio, covering Education (32 projects, ₹15,774 crore, 61.24% expenditure), Healthcare (31 projects, ₹24,040 crore, 41.29% expenditure), Real Estate (15 projects, ₹54,296 crore, 35.93% expenditure), and Tourism, Hospitality & Wellness (1 project, ₹1,238 crore, 55.57% expenditure).

The Others category (not in HML) includes 148 projects worth ₹2.17 lakh crore with 30.67% expenditure ratio, covering Coal (115 projects, ₹1.82 lakh crore, 27.50% expenditure), Steel (23 projects, ₹19,501 crore, 42.02% expenditure), Metals & Mining (8 projects, ₹14,258 crore, 55.35% expenditure), and Construction (2 projects, ₹899 crore, 36.15% expenditure).

Monitoring Platform and Next Release

The monitoring is conducted through the PAIMANA-PROJ platform, with underlying data from PAIMANA-CRIP (Central Repository of Infrastructure Projects) launched in July 2026. Nearly 80% of data is updated via APIs on the PAIMANA-CRIP portal. The next flash report for October 2026 will be released on November 25, 2026.