Key Details
MoSPI’s Monthly Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects covers ongoing projects costing ₹150 crore or more, reported by 17 Central ministries and departments through PAIMANA-PROJ.
September 2026 Indicator | Position |
|---|---|
Projects under monitoring | 1,853 |
Latest estimated cost of those projects | ₹37.56 lakh crore |
Cumulative expenditure | ₹17.73 lakh crore, or 47.21% of estimated cost |
Projects above 80% physical progress | 654 |
Projects above 80% financial progress | 338 |
Projects added to monitoring during September | 83, including 57 railway projects |
Transport Accounts for Most Projects; Energy for a Large Share of Cost
Transport and logistics account for 1,320 projects, or 71.2% of the monitored total, with an estimated cost of ₹20.07 lakh crore. Roads and highways make up the largest part of this group. The 225 energy projects have an estimated cost of ₹11.04 lakh crore — about 29.4% of the cost of all monitored projects.
Together, transport and energy account for 83.4% of project numbers and about 82.9% of estimated cost. Their performance will therefore weigh heavily on the overall picture, even though the monitoring system also covers water, communications and other infrastructure.
Spending and Construction Progress Measure Different Things
Cumulative expenditure of ₹17.73 lakh crore is the amount spent across the monitored projects, not a measure of how much infrastructure is ready for use. MoSPI reports 654 projects above 80% physical progress, while 338 exceed 80% financial progress. These are separate counts; they do not show whether the same projects appear in both groups.
The release notes that spending can occur early in a project, while physical work advances on a different schedule. Reading the two measures together gives a better view of execution than treating the 47.21% expenditure-to-cost ratio as a completion rate.
Monitoring Covers a Changing Set of Projects
During September, 83 projects were added to PAIMANA-PROJ monitoring, mostly from the Ministry of Railways. MoSPI also identifies the Buxar Thermal Power Project and Phase I of the NMDC slurry pipeline among projects commissioned that month.
Because projects enter and leave the monitored set and their latest estimated costs can change, a movement in the aggregate totals between monthly reports would not automatically indicate faster or slower execution. Project-level progress and commissioning provide the more direct test.
Policy Relevance
For implementing ministries, the data identify where oversight has the greatest reach: roads, railways and energy dominate the monitored pipeline. MoSPI’s common reporting system makes it possible to examine expenditure alongside physical progress and follow up on projects that may need attention.
The next question is not simply how much has been spent. It is whether projects reach commissioning on schedule and within their latest estimated costs. The Flash Report covers selected central-sector projects reported by line ministries; it is not an account of all infrastructure investment in India.
Follow the Full Press Release Here: MoSPI’s September 2026 Monthly Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects