Lok Sabha Question No. 452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Central Sector Projects
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 452

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## CENTRAL SECTOR PROJECTS

## 452.  SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a) the details of Central sector projects being monitored by the     Ministry along with the allocation of funds for such projects in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has chalked out the completion schedule of these projects and if so, the details and the status   thereof;
- (c)  whether  several  projects  in  various  States  are  running  behind schedule resulting in cost/time -overruns;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government to avoid the cost/time -overrun of these projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation compiles  data  on  time  and  cost  overruns  of  on-going  Central  Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore and above, on the basis of  information provided by the project implementing agencies on the On-line Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS). As on 01.01.2021, a total of 1687 projects were on the monitor of this Ministry. The State wise details of Central sector projects being monitored by the Ministry is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes sir, the Government has chalked out the completion schedule of each of Central Sector projects. The details and the status of these projects are available in the flash report at www. cspm.gov.in/publications.
- (c)  Yes  sir,  several  projects  in  various  states  are  running  behind schedule resulting in cost/time overruns.
- (d)   The  details  and  the  status  of  these  projects  are  available  in the flash  report  at  www.  cspm.gov.in/publications. The  reasons  for  time and cost overruns are project-specific, depend  on  a variety of technical, financial and administrative factors, and differ from project to project. However, as reported by the project implementing agencies on this Ministry's OCMS, the main reasons for increase in cost of the projects  are:  Under-estimation  of  original  cost;  Changes  in  rates  of foreign  exchange  and  statutory  duties;  High  cost  of  environmental safeguards & rehabilitation measures; Spiraling land acquisition costs; Shortage  of  skilled  manpower/  labor;  Changes  in  Project  scope; Monopolistic pricing by vendors of equipment services; General Price rise  /  inflation  and  Time  Overruns  and  the  main  reasons  for  delay  in timely completion of the Projects are: law and order problems, delay in land acquisition, delay in environment and forest clearances, funding constraints, rehabilitation and resettlement issues, local body / municipal permissions, utility shifting, contractual issues, etc.
- (e) The monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government to avoid the  cost/time  overrun  of  these  projects  are  :  Periodic  review  of projects under PRAGATI through video conferencing by Hon'ble Prime Minister;  rigorous  project  appraisal;  On-line  Computerized  Monitoring System  (OCMS)  for  better  monitoring;  setting  up  of  Revised  Cost Committees in the Ministries for fixation of responsibility for time and cost overruns; regular review of infrastructure projects by the concerned administrative Ministries; and setting up of Central Sector Projects  Coordination  Committees  (CSPCCs)  in  the  States  under  the Chief  Secretaries  for  removal  of  bottlenecks  and  for  facilitating  the speedy implementation of major projects.

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| State wise details of central sector projects costing Rs.150 crore and above (As on 01.01.2021) | State wise details of central sector projects costing Rs.150 crore and above (As on 01.01.2021) | State wise details of central sector projects costing Rs.150 crore and above (As on 01.01.2021) | State wise details of central sector projects costing Rs.150 crore and above (As on 01.01.2021) | State wise details of central sector projects costing Rs.150 crore and above (As on 01.01.2021) |
| SI.No                                                                                           | State                                                                                           | No. of Projects                                                                                 | Original Cost (Rs.in crore)                                                                     | Anticipated Cost (Rs.in crore)                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                  | 74                                                                                              | 1,19,147.53                                                                                     | 1,66,693.54                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                               | 40                                                                                              | 21,795.08                                                                                       | 41,308.38                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                                           | 46                                                                                              | 41,915.67                                                                                       | 46,133.18                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                                           | 105                                                                                             | 1,21,115.30                                                                                     | 1,56,495.18                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                               | GOA                                                                                             | 11                                                                                              | 5,629.77                                                                                        | 5,640.26                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                                         | 58                                                                                              | 86,586.94                                                                                       | 97,799.93                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                                         | 42                                                                                              | 30,149.37                                                                                       | 32,670.16                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                | 15                                                                                              | 20,365.24                                                                                       | 30,249.67                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                               | 18                                                                                              | 30,483.84                                                                                       | 56,545.15                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                                       | 62                                                                                              | 73,062.53                                                                                       | 78,500.10                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                              | KERALA                                                                                          | 21                                                                                              | 37,063.23                                                                                       | 41,659.56                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                  | 85                                                                                              | 91,778.35                                                                                       | 1,05,425.81                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                     | 243                                                                                             | 2,16,084.44                                                                                     | 2,28,778.81                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                                         | 4                                                                                               | 5,785.67                                                                                        | 13,535.85                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                                       | 7                                                                                               | 3,245.09                                                                                        | 6,563.59                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                                         | 13                                                                                              | 7,757.62                                                                                        | 11,706.32                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                                        | 26                                                                                              | 14,842.43                                                                                       | 19,040.81                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                                          | 91                                                                                              | 1,16,984.91                                                                                     | 1,22,804.57                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                                          | 28                                                                                              | 14,921.05                                                                                       | 18,022.94                                                                                       |

| 20    | RAJASTHAN     |   56 | 47,334.20    | 55,321.42    |
|-------|---------------|------|--------------|--------------|
| 21    | SIKKIM        |    9 | 3,476.73     | 10,883.48    |
| 22    | TAMIL NADU    |   68 | 1,13,045.04  | 1,31,786.39  |
| 23    | TRIPURA       |    7 | 2,076.64     | 2,259.45     |
| 24    | UTTAR PRADESH |  132 | 1,75,440.76  | 1,82,971.92  |
| 25    | WEST BENGAL   |   78 | 66,850.06    | 84,903.63    |
| 26    | A & N ISLANDS |    9 | 2,888.63     | 2,893.59     |
| 27    | CHANDIGARH    |    2 | 349.15       | 570          |
| 28    | DELHI         |   37 | 90,924.18    | 92,955.69    |
| 29    | PONDICHERRY   |    1 | 195          | 195          |
| 30    | CHHATISGARH   |   44 | 78,072.89    | 89,205.29    |
| 31    | JHARKHAND     |   44 | 62,432.53    | 68,421.43    |
| 32    | UTTARAKHAND   |   32 | 34,539.29    | 46,026.02    |
| 33    | TELANGANA     |   48 | 36,627.01    | 39,302.51    |
| 34    | MULTI STATE   |  131 | 3,71,661.49  | 4,85,400.65  |
| Total | Total         | 1687 | 21,44,627.66 | 25,72,670.28 |