Highway Projects Awarded Rise 62.9%, Air Cargo Traffic Grows 12%: MoSPI
- IBEF
- October 19, 2026
India’s infrastructure sector has recorded growth across highways, aviation, telecommunications, ports and power, according to the latest quarterly update of the PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Launched on April 16, 2026, the dashboard provides a unified digital platform for monitoring infrastructure performance and supporting evidence-based policymaking. It now covers 184 indicators, including 21 newly added ones, across six sub-sectors. National Highway projects awarded rose 62.9% year-on-year (YoY) to 2,236.3 kilometres in April–September FY27. Electronic toll collection transactions increased 24.1% YoY to 225.2 crore, while their value grew 11.7% to Rs. 36,994.5 crore (US$ 3.89 billion). In telecommunications, the optical fibre cable network reached 7,52,113 kilometres by August 2026, after 29,256 kilometres were added in April–August. Over the same period, connected Gram Panchayats reached 2,23,814.
The civil aviation sector handled 18.6 lakh tonnes of air cargo in April–August FY27, up 12% YoY, with Delhi airport accounting for 5.3 lakh tonnes. Foreign tourist arrivals rose 2% to 30.49 lakh up to August. During the same period, cargo handled at major ports increased 7.2% to 390.4 million tonnes, and non-major ports handled 313.4 million tonnes, up 1.8%. India’s installed power capacity grew 12.1% to 5,32,739.7 megawatts in FY26. Renewable energy capacity rose 29.5% to 2,23,273 megawatts, accounting for around 42% of the total. In railways, coaches increased 4.5%, locomotives 6.4% and electrified track length 4.8% in FY25. MoSPI stated the dashboard will continue to be updated quarterly to improve transparency and support informed decision-making.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
Partners
