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  • 'No reply' to surveys jumps 100% in 5 years. Gated, urban communities more averse to respond

    'No reply' to surveys jumps 100% in 5 years. Gated, urban communities more averse to respond

    Non-response rate is higher for detailed surveys like Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, which are instrumental in determining consumer inflation and GDP statistics 

  • 393 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.64 lakh cr in June: Report

    393 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.64 lakh cr in June: Report

    According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,643 projects, 393 reported cost overruns and as many as 815 projects were delayed.

  • 335 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.46 lakh crore

    335 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.46 lakh crore

    the expenditure incurred on these projects till January 2023 was Rs 13,53,875.70 crore, which is 54.04 percent of the anticipated cost of the projects. However, the number of delayed projects decreased to 703 if the delay is calculated on the basis of the latest schedule of completion.

  • 343 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.5 lakh crores

    343 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.5 lakh crores

    According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects of Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,438 projects, 343 reported cost overruns and as many as 835 projects were delayed.

  • 384 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.52 lakh crore

    384 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.52 lakh crore

    According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects of Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,529 projects, 384 reported cost overruns and as many as 662 projects were delayed.

  • 386 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.7 lakh crore

    386 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.7 lakh crore

    According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, out of 1,505 projects, 386 reported cost overruns and as many as 661 projects were delayed.

  • Time and cost overruns haunt India's infra projects

    Time and cost overruns haunt India's infra projects

    The cumulative cost overrun of 1,568 projects monitored across the country, each with an investment of Rs 150 crore or more, is Rs 4.5 lakh crore.

  • Dr GP Samanta appointed new Chief Statistician of India

    Dr GP Samanta appointed new Chief Statistician of India

    Dr Samanta was currently deputed as an advisor in the RBI's department of statistics and information management.

  • MoSPI: 442 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.34 lakh crore

    MoSPI: 442 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.34 lakh crore

    Reasons for time overruns as reported by various project implementing agencies include delay in land acquisition, delay in obtaining forest and environment clearances, and lack of infrastructure support and linkages.

  • 432 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.29 lakh crore

    432 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.29 lakh crore

    The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of the 1,670 such projects, 432 reported cost overruns and 505 time escalation.

  • MOSPI says not releasing consumer expenditure survey due to data quality issues

    MOSPI says not releasing consumer expenditure survey due to data quality issues

    The MOSPI also mentioned that an expert panel has recommended that 2017-18 would not be an appropriate fiscal to be used as a base year for new GDP series.

  • Govt sees FY17 per capita income rising 10% to Rs 103,818

    Govt sees FY17 per capita income rising 10% to Rs 103,818

    "The per capita net national income during 2016-17 is estimated to be Rs 103,818 showing a rise of 10.2 percent as compared to Rs 94,178 during 2015-16 with the growth rate of 8.9 percent," as per data on Second Advance Estimates of National Income, 2016-17.

  • 273 infra projects cause cost overrun of Rs 1.77 lakh cr

    273 infra projects cause cost overrun of Rs 1.77 lakh cr

    In August 2016, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitored 1,167 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more across sectors such as power, railways and roads.

  • Food prices help ease October retail inflation to 4.20%

    Food prices help ease October retail inflation to 4.20%

    The previous low of 3.74 percent was recorded in August last year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was 4.39 percent in September this year, an upward revision from previous official record of 4.31 percent.

  • Govt procures 1.19 lakh tonnes of pulses to cool prices

    Govt procures 1.19 lakh tonnes of pulses to cool prices

    The government has procured 1.19 lakh tonnes of pulses so far from farmers for creating buffer stock and also contracted to import 46,000 tonnes as part of its effort to cool prices ruling as high as Rs 198 a kg

  • Govt to release first quarter GDP data on Aug 31

    Govt to release first quarter GDP data on Aug 31

    The ministry in its statement on May 29, 2015 had said that the June quarter GDP data will be released on August 28.

  • Professor Pulak Ghosh Awarded the `National Award for Outstanding and Meritorious Research Work in Statistics` in Honour of Prof. C.R. Rao

    Professor Pulak Ghosh Awarded the `National Award for Outstanding and Meritorious Research Work in Statistics` in Honour of Prof. C.R. Rao

    Professor Pulak Ghosh from the Quantitative Management Information Systems (QMIS) area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), has ...

  • Jobs up by 7.8%, wages by 18.1% in 2010-11: Survey

    Jobs up by 7.8%, wages by 18.1% in 2010-11: Survey

    The number of jobs in industries increased by 7.8 per cent while wages rose by 18.1 per cent in real terms in 2010-11, a government survey has said.

  • Infra sector puts up a mixed show in Q1

    Infra sector puts up a mixed show in Q1

    The infrastructure sector put up a mixed show in the first quarter of this fiscal, with coal, fertiliser, natural gas and highways upgradation lagging behind targets and power generation, crude oil and refinery production exceeding targets.

  • Delay in 15 major infra projects is worrying: Assocham

    Delay in 15 major infra projects is worrying: Assocham

    Industry chamber Assocham today raised concerns over delay in 15 major infrastructure central projects in last three years saying such delays could further fuel inflation in the coming months.

  • April industrial output growth seen at 5.5%

    April industrial output growth seen at 5.5%

    India's industrial output probably rose 5.5% in April from a year earlier, moderated by successive interest rate rises which slowed manufacturing growth, the median forecast in a Reuters poll showed.

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