Finance Ministry Lines Up Rs 17 Lakh Cr PPP Infra Pipeline

• Finance ministry launches ₹17 lakh crore, 3-year infrastructure PPP pipeline
• Pipeline includes 852 projects: ₹13.16L cr central, ₹3.85L cr state/UT
• Only 20% completed by March 2024; faster execution needed

The finance ministry has released a three-year infrastructure project pipeline, which consists of over ₹17 lakh crore, with the intention of, developing through public-private partnerships (PPP).

The pipeline, which covers the period from 2025-26 to 2027-28, comprises a total of 852 projects, split between the central ministries and state or union territory government projects, as stated by the ministry in a statement recently.

“The pipeline provides early visibility of potential PPP projects to enable investors, developers and other stakeholders to undertake more informed planning and investment decisions”, it added.

Out of the total number of projects, 262 central government projects are projected to have a budget of ₹13.16 lakh crore, while the remaining 620 projects from states and Union territories are estimated to need ₹3.85 lakh crore in total.

This project created by the Department of Economic Affairs is the consequence of a 2025-26 Union Budget announcement with the goal to promote private sector investment in essential infrastructure.

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The announcement was made on the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) that was started in 2019, which intended to get investment into projects of more than ₹100 crores each. The NIP in March 2025 had over 13,000 projects with an estimated total cost of ₹185 lakh crore, and according to ICRA, almost half of the total investment was in the transport sector.

In spite of the grand plans, execution is still a difficulty. The same report says that only 20% of the projects were completed by March 2024, while 45% of the projects were in progress.

The government plans to speed up the project execution to not only reach the infrastructure development targets but also to support economic growth. It has already recognized the importance of PPP’s in this process as it creates the right conditions for investment and efficient delivery.

This pipeline marks India's unwavering commitment to developing its infrastructure that attracts private investment and delivers projects on time.