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PAIMANA Dashboard Update: Highway Awards Up 62.9 Per Cent

MoSPI's quarterly PAIMANA infrastructure dashboard update shows 2,236.3 km of national highways awarded, up 62.9 per cent, and 184 indicators now tracked.

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PAIMANA Dashboard Update: Highway Awards Up 62.9 Per Cent

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On 16 October 2026 the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the quarterly update of the PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard, now covering 184 infrastructure indicators, with national highway awards up 62.9 per cent to 2,236.3 km.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the quarterly update of its PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard on 16 October 2026. PAIMANA stands for Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-building, and the dashboard was launched on 16 April 2026 to put the performance of the country's main infrastructure sectors on one public platform.

How the dashboard has grown

The dashboard now carries 184 indicators, after 21 new indicators were added in this update. Quarterly data was refreshed for 41 indicators across power, civil aviation, ports and shipping, waterways and road transport. Every indicator is placed in a standard framework of five dimensions: Access, Quality, Fiscal Cost and Revenue, Utilization and Affordability.

Sub-sectorIndicators
Ports, Shipping and Waterways62
Railways37
Telecommunications31
Civil Aviation30
Power14
Road Transport and Highways10
Total184

Roads and tolling

National highway projects awarded reached 2,236.3 km in April to September of FY 2026-27, a jump of 62.9 per cent over the same period a year earlier. Electronic toll collection transactions rose to 225.2 crore in the same months, up 24.1 per cent, and the value collected stood at Rs 36,994.5 crore, up 11.7 per cent.

Ports, air cargo and tourism

Cargo handled at major ports grew 7.2 per cent to 390.4 million tonnes in April to August of FY 2026-27, while non-major ports handled 313.4 million tonnes, a rise of 1.8 per cent. Petroleum and crude products were the single largest commodity group at about 29.2 per cent of major port cargo. Air cargo moved up 12 per cent to 18.6 lakh tonnes, with Delhi airport handling the largest share at 5.3 lakh tonnes. Foreign tourist arrivals reached 30.49 lakh up to August, a growth of 2 per cent.

Power and digital connectivity

Installed power capacity rose 12.1 per cent to 5,32,739.7 MW as of March 2026. Renewable energy capacity grew 29.5 per cent to 2,23,273 MW, which is about 42 per cent of all installed capacity. Optical fibre cable laid reached 7,52,113 km by August 2026, with 29,256 km added during the year, and the number of gram panchayats connected rose to 2,23,814, an addition of 5,352. Wired broadband subscribers grew 12.4 per cent and wireless broadband subscribers 12.9 per cent.

The next quarterly update of the dashboard is due on 15 January 2027.

Important Facts

DashboardPAIMANA: Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-building
Released byMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
Launched on16 April 2026
Indicators184 in total, including 21 added in this update
Five dimensionsAccess, Quality, Fiscal Cost and Revenue, Utilization, Affordability
National highways awarded2,236.3 km, up 62.9 per cent (April-September, FY 2026-27)
Major port cargo390.4 million tonnes, up 7.2 per cent
Installed power capacity5,32,739.7 MW, renewables 2,23,273 MW (about 42 per cent)
Optical fibre cable laid7,52,113 km, with 29,256 km added in FY 2026-27
Next update15 January 2027

Exam Point of View

Remember the full form of PAIMANA, the ministry (MoSPI), the launch date (16 April 2026), the indicator count (184, with 21 added), the five dimensions of the framework, the highway award figure (2,236.3 km, up 62.9 per cent), power capacity (5,32,739.7 MW with renewables at about 42 per cent) and the next update date (15 January 2027).

Practice Questions

Q1.Reports & IndicesEasy

The PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard is released by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  2. B.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  3. C.Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  4. D.NITI Aayog
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

PAIMANA, which expands to Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-building, is that ministry's dashboard for tracking the performance of infrastructure sub-sectors through a standard set of indicators, and it is updated every quarter.

Q2.Reports & IndicesMedium

How many kilometres of national highway projects were awarded in April-September of FY 2026-27, according to the dashboard?

  1. A.1,236.3 km
  2. B.2,236.3 km
  3. C.3,326.2 km
  4. D.4,236.3 km
Show answer
Correct answer: B. 2,236.3 km

The road transport and highways section of the dashboard records that much length of national highway projects awarded in the first six months of the financial year, which is a growth of 62.9 per cent over the same period a year earlier.

Q3.Reports & IndicesMedium

Renewable energy sources accounted for roughly what share of India's total installed power capacity in the dashboard update?

  1. A.About 32 per cent
  2. B.About 38 per cent
  3. C.About 42 per cent
  4. D.About 50 per cent
Show answer
Correct answer: C. About 42 per cent

The power section of the dashboard shows total installed capacity rising 12.1 per cent to 5,32,739.7 MW, while capacity from renewable energy sources grew much faster, by 29.5 per cent, to reach 2,23,273 MW.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does PAIMANA stand for?

Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-building. It is the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's performance dashboard for infrastructure sectors and was launched on 16 April 2026.

How many indicators does the PAIMANA dashboard now track?

184 indicators, after 21 new indicators were added in this quarterly update. Ports, shipping and waterways has the largest share with 62 indicators, followed by railways with 37 and telecommunications with 31.

What were the main highway and power figures in this update?

National highway projects awarded reached 2,236.3 km in April to September of FY 2026-27, a growth of 62.9 per cent. Installed power capacity rose 12.1 per cent to 5,32,739.7 MW, with renewable capacity of 2,23,273 MW making up about 42 per cent of the total.

When is the next PAIMANA dashboard update due?

15 January 2027. The dashboard is refreshed every quarter so that policymakers, researchers and other users get the latest official infrastructure performance statistics from a single platform.

Sources

Tags:#MoSPI#National Highways#Infrastructure#PAIMANA Dashboard

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