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Infrastructure Cover Story
Years
of Vikas Yatra

Modern Infrastructure

Strengthening the Foundation of India

Building ‘New India’ has been made possible only through bold reforms and unprecedented infrastructure development. With
infrastructure-led growth at its core, the nation is working with extraordinary speed and scale across every domain—be it
water, land, or air. Hundreds of bridges, along with iconic structures such as the Parliament House, Bharat Mandapam,
and Yashobhoomi, are shaping India’s fortune. Now, standing on the threshold of its centenary year of independence, India
is rapidly advancing its infrastructure, thereby paving the way to realize the dream of a ‘Developed India’...

Government Expenditure on
Infrastructure Increased Six- 2,000 Infrastructure Projects to Bolster Modern India
fold Over 12 Years
Over 41.5 n The Government of India is monitoring these
Central Sector infrastructure projects via a
(in Lakh dedicated digital platform PAIMANA. This
Crore facilitates timely reviews and enables data-
Rupees) Lakh Crore Rupees, worth of driven decision-making.
projects is actively underway
across the country on over 1,900 n By March 2026, approximately ₹20 lakh crore
12.2 of these projects carries a cost projects currently in progress across the nation;
2 had been expended on these infrastructure
infrastructure projects. Each
2014-15 2026-27 exceeding ₹150 crore. this figure represents approximately 48.02
percent of the projects’ revised estimated costs.

1,428 777 Projects No Longer Get Stalled or Delayed
n PRAGATI—standing for Pro-Active Governance and
Timely Implementation—was launched by Prime Minister

Projects are Projects have achieved Narendra Modi in 2015; under this initiative, projects are
monitored under his leadership with the aid of technology.
associated with a progress rate of
the transport and over 80%.
logistics sector (the n Delays in projects have
highest number), 1,941 been reduced, and cost Over `85
involving an escalations have also been
expenditure of curbed. Lakh Crore
₹22.66 lakh crore. Among the worth of 382 projects,
This indicates infrastructure projects have been reviewed
that the country currently under through the PRAGATI
is prioritizing construction, 786 are platform. Wherever
connectivity-based “mega projects” with bottlenecks existed,
infrastructure a cost of ₹1,000 crore they were resolved in
development. or more. a time-bound manner
under the directives of
PM Modi.