India, Aug. 8 -- Private sector investment is witnessing steady and sustained growth, driven by the Government's continued capital expenditure push, Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur said on Friday.

Quoting a recent analysis, she said it shows that private sector investment, which the CII 2023 survey had indicated green shoots were emerging, now exhibits that private investment is moving at a "steady and stable pace upwards". Public capex has increased more than fivefold over the last decade from Rs 2 lakh crore in 2014-15 to 10.7 lakh crore in 2025-26, she said at the National Council of Applied Economic Research's India Policy Forum 2026 event here. The Government has projected public capital expenditure at Rs 12.2 lakh crore ...