144 central infra projects reported delays in 2021-22; total cost overrun at Rs 14,960 cr

As many as 144 central infrastructure projects have reported delays (single and multiple) in its completion in the current financial year and the total cost overrun of these is Rs 14,960.02 crore, Parliament was informed on Monday. “The list of central infrastructure projects that have reported delays in completion in the current financial year is at Annexure-I. The cost overrun of these 144 projects is Rs 14960.02 crore,” Statistics Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to a query in the Rajya Sabha.

It also stated that the total anticipated cost of these 144 projects is Rs 1,82,453.84 crore, up from Rs 1,67,493.82 crore estimated originally.