Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Delayed Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8 th  AUGUST,   2018

## DELAYED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

## 3596.  SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of infrastructure projects undertaken  by the Government during each of the last three years;
- (b) whether the number  of under construction projects has increased during the said period and if so, the details thereof, yearwise;
- (c) whether seventy five per cent of the projects are running late and there is no timeframe set for them;
- if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether  the  cost  of  construction  for  the  said  projects  has escalated  by  Rs.  2  trillion  due  to  the  delay  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS [SHRI VIJAY GOEL]

- (a) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors on-going  Central  Sector  Infrastructure  Projects  costing  Rs.  150 crore  and  above  on  time  and  cost  overruns,  on  the  basis  of information provided by the project implementing agencies through Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) portal.

As  on  31 st   March  of  2016,  2017  and  2018,  the  number  of ongoing infrastructure projects on the OCMS portal were 1076, 1231 and 1315 respectively.

(b) The details of the projects added during last three years on the OCMS portal are available at http://www.cspm.gov.in/english/ archive.html. (c) & (d) As on 01.05.2018, total 1332 projects are on the monitor of  this  Ministry.  Of  these,  253  (19%)  projects  are  running  behind their original project implementation schedules. The revised date of completion has been fixed for all projects. The  factors  responsible  for  delay  in  the  execution  of  these projects are project-specific and depend on a variety of technical, financial and administrative factors. The details of delayed projects including their reasons are available at http://www.cspm.gov.in/english/publication.html. Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  ensure  timely completion of on-going Central Sector Infrastructure Projects. These include:  (i)  Project  appraisal  by  respective  Ministries;  (ii)  On-line Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS); (iii) Setting up of Revised Cost  Committees  in  the  Ministries  for  fixation  of  responsibility  for time  and  cost  overruns  and  (iv)  Regular  review  of  infrastructure projects by the concerned administrative Ministries etc. Out of 253 projects running behind schedule, 107 projects are showing cost overruns of Rs. 148,591.33 crore. The details of such www.

- (e) projects are available in the flash report at cspm.gov.in/publications.

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