NITI wants infra projects lagging for decades completed by FY23-end

Shortlists 494 projects, including 279 roads and highways worth Rs 1.92 trillion, petroleum projects worth Rs 1.11 trillion, almost a trillion rupees worth of railway projects

Even as new infrastructure projects keep getting announced, the Centre has turned the spotlight on projects falling behind for decades and ensure their completion by the end of this financial year (2022-23, or FY23).

The Centre’s think tank NITI Aayog — mandated with the task to monitor energy and infrastructure —has shortlisted 494 projects worth Rs 5.66 trillion for completion by March 2023, Business Standard has learnt. These include 279 road and highway projects worth Rs 1.92 trillion, petroleum projects worth Rs 1.11 trillion, almost Rs 1 trillion worth of railway projects, according to an internal report by the central