Lok Sabha Question No. 5340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: PAIMANA Portal and Management of Major Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri P C Mohan, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki, Shri P P Chaudhary, Smt. Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Avimanyu Sethi, Shri Rodmal Nagar, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Shri Rajkumar Chahar, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5340 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## PAIMANA PORTAL AND MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

## 5340.  SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI P C MOHAN:

DR. BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI NALIN SOREN:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI AVIMANYU SETHI:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

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

- (a) the current number of ongoing infrastructure projects valued at Rs.  150  crore  and  above  that  are  being  monitored  by  the  Ministry particularly in Rajasthan and Jharkhand;
- (b)  the  manner  in  which  introduction  of  the  Project  Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building (PAIMANA) web-portal has improved the real-time tracking of delays and cost overruns in Central Sector Projects;
- (c) whether the Government provides specific recommendations to administrative Ministries when  a project exceeds its original sanctioned  cost  by  more  than  20  per  cent  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the details of the mechanism used to coordinate with the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) to resolve inter-ministerial bottlenecks for

delayed projects particularly in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir; and (e) the number of major infrastructure projects in Karnataka that have experienced  delays  or  cost  overruns  and  the  corrective  measures taken?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CULTURE  [RAO

INDERJIT SINGH]

(a), (b) & (e): The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is mandated to monitor the status of Ongoing Central Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore & above, and the same is  being  undertaken  through  a  new  web  monitoring  system  called PAIMANA (Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building).

As  of  January  2026,  PAIMANA  captured  the  status  of  1,702 nationwide  ongoing  projects  being  implemented  by  17  Central Ministries/Departments with original cost of ₹33.71 lakh crore and cumulative  expenditure  of  ₹20.01  lakh  crore.  The  details  of  these projects may be seen in the flash report available at https://ipm.mospi.gov.in/.

Accordingly,  the  project-wise  details  of  all  ongoing  infrastructure projects  and  those  pertaining  to  States  of  Rajasthan,  Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Karnataka are available in the Flash Report published by this Ministry on the website https://ipm.mospi.gov.in/ReportPage.

In line with the principle of 'One Data One Entry", the PAIMANA portal is  integrated  with  Integrated  Project  Monitoring  Portal  (IPMP)  of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) enabled to automatically fetch data reported by the Central Ministries/ Departments/ Project Implementing  Agencies.  The  integrated  platform,  PAIMANA,  has substantially  reduced  manual  entry,  with  about  64  per  cent  of projects  pertaining  to  Ministry  of  Road,  Transport  &  Highways, Petroleum & Natural Gas and Coal, being updated automatically.

(c) and (d): All stakeholders (Infrastructure Line Ministries/ Departments)  are  also  regularly  being  apprised  of  their  project execution and slippages on the basis of data analytics available on PAIMANA,  for  any  required  intervention  in  managing  the  project execution at their end. Further, regular coordination with stakeholders through monthly review meetings and other communications  contribute  to  the  evidence-based  monitoring.  In addition to, the login credentials providing access to the customized dashboards are already shared with all Line Ministries/ Departments, thereby  giving  them  direct  access  to  the  portal  for  review  of  the project progress. Other major steps taken by the Government of India to mitigate the delays and expedite the infrastructure projects include the Periodic review of projects under PRAGATI meetings through video conferencing by Hon'ble Prime Minister, and rigorous project appraisal. PMG conducts regular review meetings of projects

Furthermore, the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is an institutional mechanism set up with the objective of milestone-based monitoring of projects and for expediting issue resolution and fast-tracking of approvals/ clearances for projects with an anticipated investment of Rs.  500  cr.  and  above  through  inter-Ministerial/State  coordination. Apart from PRAGATI meetings chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, facing delays/issues at the level of DPIIT, and Cabinet Secretariat. For these reviews  to  be  effective,  PMG  has  implemented  a  unique  5-tier Escalation  framework  that  ensures  issues  are  addressed  at  the appropriate level, beginning with the respective Ministry for regular issues  and  escalating  up  to  PRAGATI  for  complex  issues.  This approach streamlines the review mechanism, prevents duplication, and enables higher authorities to focus on critical issues that require their intervention.

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