Signal · Regulation & Trade
Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 2.88 lakh crore in August: MoSPI
What the source reported
Source-reportedIn India, infrastructure initiatives monitored by 17 ministries have faced significant cost overruns, totaling approximately Rs 2,88,122 crore. The updated project expenditure has escalated to Rs 33,60,069 crore from an initial estimate of Rs 30,71,947 crore. Impressively, out of 1,731 active projects, 38 percent have achieved more than 80 percent physical completion. The Transport and Logistics sector stands out with 1,191 projects worth Rs 16.
- Publication
- The Economic Times - Economy · Trade Publication
- Published
- 25th September 2026
- Original report
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Regulation & Trade
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 25th September 2026 · 14:57
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
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Initial Significance Low (14.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth