Monthly Flash Report tracks 1,853 central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs 37.56 lakh crore

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Monthly Flash Report tracks 1,853 central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs 37.56 lakh crore

26 October 2026

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released its Monthly Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects for September 2026.
The report tracks 1,853 ongoing projects across 17 Central Ministries and Departments, with a latest project cost of Rs 37.56 lakh crore.
Of these, 780 are Mega projects costing Rs 1,000 crore and above and 1,073 are Major projects.
Expenditure so far is Rs 17.73 lakh crore, about 47.21 per cent of the project cost.
Transport and Logistics accounts for 1,320 projects worth Rs 20.07 lakh crore and Energy for 225 projects worth Rs 11.04 lakh crore.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways leads with 974 projects worth Rs 9.46 lakh crore, followed by Railways with 284 projects worth Rs 7.21 lakh crore.

Projects tracked: 1,853 Latest project cost: Rs 37.56 lakh crore Expenditure so far: Rs 17.73 lakh crore

Why it matters for exams: MoSPI is the agency that monitors central infrastructure projects, a frequent question on statistical bodies.

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26 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

In plain words

MoSPI Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — The Union ministry that produces India's official statistics and monitors central projects.

Mega project Project costing Rs 1,000 crore and above — The cost threshold MoSPI uses to call a central sector project a Mega project.