According to MoSPI's Flash Report for September 2026, how many ongoing central sector infrastructure projects are being monitored and at what cost?
- A.1,853 projects worth Rs 37.56 lakh crore
- B.1,320 projects worth Rs 20.07 lakh crore
- C.780 projects worth Rs 17.73 lakh crore
- D.1,073 projects worth Rs 11.04 lakh crore
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1,853 projects worth Rs 37.56 lakh crore. That is the headline figure of the Monthly Flash Report for September 2026, covering projects of Rs 150 crore and above spread over 17 central Ministries and Departments and tracked on the PAIMANA platform. Option B gives the size of only the Transport and Logistics category, the largest of the six sector groups, which holds 1,320 projects. Option C mixes two different numbers: 780 is the count of mega projects costing Rs 1,000 crore and above, while Rs 17.73 lakh crore is the cumulative expenditure so far, not a project cost. Option D likewise pairs the 1,073 major projects below the mega threshold with the cost of the Energy category. Candidates should hold the two headline numbers together, the count of 1,853 and the cost of Rs 37.56 lakh crore, and keep the expenditure figure separate.
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Practice Questions
Which Ministry accounts for the largest number of projects in the September 2026 Flash Report?
- A.Ministry of Railways
- B.Ministry of Power
- C.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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It carries 974 of the monitored projects, which is a little over half of the total count, with a revised cost of Rs 9.46 lakh crore, or about a quarter of the overall cost.
Read the full explanation →In the Flash Report, which sector category records the highest ratio of cumulative expenditure to project cost?
- A.Energy
- B.Transport and Logistics
- C.Water and Sanitation
- D.Social and Commercial Infrastructure
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The category has 50 projects, most of them already in the advanced band of physical and financial progress, which explains the high ratio.
Read the full explanation →Under the revised design, how many Second Stage Strata will there be and how many households will be canvassed in each First Stage Unit?
- A.Four rural and five urban strata, with 14 households per First Stage Unit
- B.Five rural and four urban strata, with 12 households per First Stage Unit
- C.Three rural and three urban strata, with 16 households per First Stage Unit
- D.Four rural and four urban strata, with 15 households per First Stage Unit
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A new Second Stage Stratum based on digital platform work is being introduced because experience showed that the earlier arrangement did not capture an adequate number of such workers, while the rest of the stratum structure and composition is retained.
Read the full explanation →Which body conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey in India?
- A.The Reserve Bank of India
- B.The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- C.NITI Aayog
- D.The Ministry of Labour and Employment
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That office has been conducting the Periodic Labour Force Survey since 2017, and the survey has steadily widened to meet the demand for labour market statistics that arrive sooner and can be broken down further.
Read the full explanation →From which month will the modified sampling design and schedule of the Periodic Labour Force Survey take effect?
- A.January 2025
- B.January 2026
- C.January 2027
- D.April 2027
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The modified sampling design, the changed estimation procedure and the revised schedule all take effect from that month, when fresh samples for the two-year period 2027-2028, known as Panel 6, will be drawn from an updated sampling frame.
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