India witnessed a sharp rise in infrastructure project additions in the January-March quarter of FY26, with 483 new projects worth ₹6.01 lakh crore added, according to MoSPI data.
The number of newly added infrastructure projects surged sharply in the January-March quarter of FY26, led overwhelmingly by road and highway projects, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).A total of 483 projects were added in Q4 FY26, compared with just 38 projects in the corresponding quarter last year, marking a more than 12-fold increase in project additions. The rise in project additions was accompanied by a sharp increase in project costs. The total cost of projects added during Q4 FY26 stood at ₹6.01 lakh crore, up 544.9 per cent year-on-year from ₹93,213 crore in Q4 FY25.Project additions had remained relatively subdued through most of FY26. While 46 projects were added in Q1 FY26 with an original cost of ₹51,155 crore, the number of projects fell to 34 in Q2 FY26, though the cost rose to ₹2.03 lakh crore. In Q3 FY26, project additions improved to 76 projects worth ₹1.37 lakh crore. However, the Q2 data excludes newly added projects not mentioned in the official documents for July and August.Roads and highways dominate new project pipelineRoads and highways dominated the project pipeline in Q4 FY26, accounting for 439 out of the 483 projects added during the quarter. The sector alone contributed projects worth ₹4.13 lakh crore, or nearly 69 per cent of the total project cost added in the quarter.The largest project in the roads and highways segment was the Guwahati Ring Road project in Assam, with an original cost of ₹5,729 crore.Power transmission and coal projects see major additionsTransmission and distribution emerged as the second-largest sector by project cost, with eight projects worth ₹56,840 crore added during the quarter. The most expensive project in the segment was Rajasthan Part I Power Transmission Ltd, costing ₹25,000 crore.Coal sector projects worth ₹31,885 crore were added, led by the ₹25,560 crore Jayant expansion project, which involves raising production capacity from 20 million tonnes per annum to 38 MTPA.Electricity generation saw the addition of one large project, NTPC’s ₹29,948 crore Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II. Water resources projects worth ₹24,086 crore were also added, including the ₹21,030 crore Ken-Betwa Linking Development Project.Metro, transport and other sectors add fresh projectsUrban public transport projects worth ₹23,269 crore were added during the quarter, led by Delhi Metro Rail Phase V-A with an original cost of ₹12,015 crore.Other sectors witnessing additions included oil and gas, healthcare, railways, logistics infrastructure, aviation infrastructure, and education, though at comparatively smaller scales.Published on May 28, 2026
