New Delhi, April 24 -- As many as 1,941 central sector infrastructure projects worth Rs 41.50 lakh crore are currently under monitoring, with nearly half of the total cost already incurred, according to a release by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday.

The ministry said that "1,941 ongoing infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 41.50 lakh crore, are being monitored," adding that "the cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 19.93 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 48.02 per cent of the revised project cost."

Highlighting progress on the ground, the release noted that "777 projects (~40%)" have achieved over 80 per cent physical progress, while "261 (~13 ...