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Date : Sep 15, 2022
Table 36 : Sector-Wise Cost Overrun of Delayed Central Sector Projects
(₹ Crore)
Sector / Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1. Atomic energy                              
a) Number of projects 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
b) Original estimate 16586 20456 20876 17769 38056 36950 40442 40442 40442 40442 67120 67120 67120 67120 67120
c) Now anticipated 16586 19525 22130 22607 40709 41049 46726 51918 51918 52241 69728 75589 80348 80348 82988
d) Cost overrun 0 -931 1254 4838 2700 4100 6284 11476 11476 11799 2608 8469 13228 13228 15868
2. Civil aviation                              
a) Number of projects 0 2 7 3 3 3 3 5 1 3 1 1 4 11 20
b) Original estimate 0 246 2823 2420 2588 2588 989 1659 309 842 315 315 3235 8527 13943
c) Now anticipated 0 246 2823 2420 2970 2970 1042 1712 309 1239 441 441 3362 8641 15012
d) Cost overrun 0 0 0 0 400 400 53 53 0 397 127 127 127 114 1070
3. Coal                              
a) Number of projects 1 8 24 10 19 28 30 37 42 35 37 37 42 55 62
b) Original estimate 287 6751 12689 5851 13791 24263 26241 28302 23987 19120 20254 21142 23769 76470 75612
c) Now anticipated 287 8366 13962 7541 15102 26137 36435 32310 25308 19022 20473 22274 29117 72521 77956
d) Cost overrun 0 1615 1273 1690 1300 1900 10194 4008 1322 -98 219 1133 5348 -3949 2344
4. Finance                              
a) Number of projects 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
b) Original estimate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 0
c) Now anticipated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 0
d) Cost overrun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Fertilisers                              
a) Number of projects 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 4 2
b) Original estimate 0 0 0 1479 763 1479 0 0 0 198 681 198 1299 1101 643
c) Now anticipated 0 0 0 1479 763 1479 0 0 0 209 692 209 1311 1101 643
d) Cost overrun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 0 0
6. Mines                              
a) Number of projects 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6
b) Original estimate 0 0 4092 4092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5707 6738 7334
c) Now anticipated 0 0 4092 4402 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5703 6738 8586
d) Cost overrun 0 0 0 310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 1252
7. Steel                              
a) Number of projects 7 14 20 7 10 15 13 17 15 19 15 10 8 6 4
b) Original estimate 10268 22732 39430 30280 51099 64698 64208 56371 39095 41294 46113 26774 25965 19922 19729
c) Now anticipated 10273 27111 46120 39780 57158 70856 70162 59940 39601 41521 45901 33578 33222 26337 26144
d) Cost overrun 5 4379 6690 9500 6100 6200 5954 3569 505 227 -213 6804 7257 6415 6415
8. Petro-chemicals                              
a) Number of projects 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
b) Original estimate 0 0 0 0 0 5461 0 5461 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c) Now anticipated 0 0 0 0 0 8920 0 9834 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
d) Cost overrun 0 0 0 0 0 3500 0 4373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9. Petroleum                              
a) Number of projects 20 26 41 27 38 39 50 43 38 35 27 39 60 77 87
b) Original estimate 29457 46429 86400 37562 107198 111743 139493 88533 47995 52021 52801 97368 144602 130932 157793
c) Now anticipated 36871 56635 111051 40105 115427 121838 153759 101635 49999 52088 56325 102310 156071 137876 170373
d) Cost overrun 7414 10206 24651 2542 8200 10100 14265 13102 2004 68 3524 4942 11470 6944 12580
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TABLE 36 : SECTOR-WISE COST OVERRUN OF DELAYED CENTRAL SECTOR PROJECTS (End-March) (Concld.)
(₹ Crore)
Sector / Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10. Power                              
a) Number of projects 28 28 33 40 50 53 44 63 64 57 62 51 47 51 57
b) Original estimate 52213 68600 82771 105569 137766 135656 124490 164942 171622 199226 227593 199221 199760 222574 148626
c) Now anticipated 54332 72140 86254 110220 152267 150492 142172 193266 208830 230151 274184 244605 270014 291234 202374
d) Cost overrun 2119 3540 3483 4631 14500 14800 17681 28323 37208 30925 46590 45384 70254 68659 53748
11. Railways                              
a) Number of projects 22 44 53 31 34 41 37 35 31 38 29 97 149 157 146
b) Original estimate 9758 15871 19388 22532 23671 27924 28589 29092 36714 41534 39411 123380 187725 201874 190998
c) Now anticipated 21085 40072 40523 43774 56068 73537 73022 86253 90432 109806 110498 201546 284516 323257 336072
d) Cost overrun 11327 24201 21135 21242 32400 45600 44432 57160 53718 68273 71087 78166 96791 121383 145074
12. Surface transport                              
a) Number of projects 131 139 143 109 93 95 23 104 128 107 48 111 188 155 253
b) Original estimate 34972 40007 48532 39092 40272 54950 8843 77042 88402 85274 34466 96854 128612 85648 140973
c) Now anticipated 35789 40643 48946 40490 43172 58195 11095 78983 90842 90139 36987 99476 135951 88944 155969
d) Cost overrun 817 637 414 1399 2900 3250 2253 1941 2440 4865 2522 2622 7339 3295 14996
13. Telecommunication                              
a) Number of projects 18 22 35 35 9 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3
b) Original estimate 7153 7513 14069 16628 3856 2935 2018 721 15445 15445 13752 13781 13566 14013 14013
c) Now anticipated 7177 6947 14391 17139 4035 2761 1843 721 15345 15345 25082 25118 24904 25343 25374
d) Cost overrun 24 -566 322 511 200 -174 -175 0 -100 -100 11330 11337 11338 11330 11360
14. Others                              
a) Number of projects 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 17 18 26 27 27 56 69 82
b) Original estimate 543 543 9111 15728 6938 6395 2494 82662 64808 98854 86365 71272 129505 153112 194149
c) Now anticipated 1187 1187 10315 31872 12796 11609 2494 82662 72118 108617 87106 72514 177485 217166 254541
d) Cost overrun 644 644 1204 16144 5858 5214 0 0 7310 9763 742 1242 47980 64054 60392
Total                              
a) Number of projects 231 287 366 271 264 285 209 328 343 327 254 381 567 596 726
b) Original estimate 161237 229148 340181 299002 425998 475042 437807 575227 528819 594250 588870 717425 930864 988240 1030932
c) Now anticipated 183587 272872 400607 361829 500467 569843 538750 699234 644702 720378 727418 877661 1202005 1279714 1356030
d) Cost overrun 22350 43724 60426 62827 74469 94801 100943 124007 115883 126128 138548 160236 271140 291474 325097
Notes : 1.Data relate to central sector projects costing ₹100 Crore and above up to 2010. From 2011 onwards data pertain to projects costing ₹150 Cr and above.
2.Projects without date of commissioning are not considered.
3.Cost overrun is taken as the difference between the 'anticipated cost' and the 'original cost'.
4.Surface transport = Road transport + Shipping & ports.
5.Others = Heavy Industry+ Defence Production + Health & family welfare + Urban Development.
Source : Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.

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