Ahmedabad, July 28, 2017:- In Gujarat, the Central Government’s 45 infrastructure projects worth Rs 42788 crore are under implementation. Out of these projects, the highest 14 projects are from Road sector followed by 13 projects from Railway, 8 projects from Petroleum, 7 projects from Power and one each from Atomic Energy, Civil Aviation and Steel sector. Minister of Statistics and Programmer Implementation Shri DV Sadananda Gowda informed Rajya Sabha on July 27, 2017 in a reply to the question raised by rajya sabha member Shri Parimal Nathwani.

The minister said that the Government in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors on-going Central Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore and above through On-line Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS) on time and cost overruns on the basis of information provided by the project implementing agencies.

Shri Nathwani wanted to know about the major central sector infrastructure schemes/projects being implemented in Gujarat and Jharkhand during the last three years and the current year, current status of the project and cost overrun and the action plan chalked out by the Government to expedite/ complete the ongoing projects in the country without any further delay.

The minister said that as on 01.04.2017, a total of 1231 projects across the country were on the monitor of his Ministry. Of these, 327 projects were showing time overruns, 329 were showing cost overruns and 105 were showing both time and cost overruns with respect to their original project implementation schedules, said the minister.

According to the statement of the minister the major steps undertaken to ensure completion of Central Sector Infrastructure Projects without time and cost overruns include: rigorous project appraisal; On-line Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS) for better monitoring; setting up of Revised Cost Committees in the Ministries for fixation of responsibility for time and cost overruns; regular review of infrastructure projects by the concerned administrative Ministries; and setting up of Central Sector Projects Coordination Committees (CSPCCs) in the States under the Chief Secretaries for removal of bottlenecks and for facilitating the speedy implementation of major projects.

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