384 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.66 lakh crore: MoSPI
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its latest report has said that as many as 384 infrastructure projects, each entailing an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 4.66 lakh crore. According to the MoSPI, which monitors infrastructure projects of Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,514 projects, 384 reported cost overruns and as many as 713 projects were delayed.
The report stated that total original cost of implementation of the 1,514 projects was Rs 21,21,471.79 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 25,87,946.13 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of Rs 4,66,474.34 crore (21.99 per cent of original cost).
Moreover, it said the expenditure incurred on these projects till June 2022 is Rs 13,30,885.21 crore, which is 51.43 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects. However, the number of delayed projects decreases to 552, if the delay is calculated on the basis of the latest schedule of completion. Further, it showed that for 523 projects neither the year of commissioning nor the tentative gestation period has been reported. Out of the 713 delayed projects, 123 have overall delays in the range of 1-12 months, 122 have been delayed for 13-24 months, 339 projects for 25-60 months and 129 projects have been delayed for 61 months and above.
