BharatNet
Original Cost
₹12.7K Cr
Baseline estimate
Revised Cost
₹12.7K Cr
Latest approved cost
Expenditure
₹10.3K Cr
Spent to date
Utilization
81.2%
Of revised budget
Cost Status
On Budget
No escalation
Remaining
₹2389 Cr
Budget left
Budget Utilization
81.2%Spent
₹10.3K Cr
Remaining
₹2389 Cr
Total
₹12.7K Cr
Budget Split
Project Timeline
Project Approved
Construction / Implementation
Original End Date
31/08/2023
Revised Completion
31/03/2019
Completed
Project Details
Financial Summary
Project Intelligence
Mega infrastructure project worth ₹12.7K Cr — among the largest central projects in West Bengal.
Project is within original budget of ₹12.7K Cr — no cost escalation recorded.
Expenditure stands at ₹10.3K Cr, which is 81.2% of the revised project cost.
Remaining budget: ₹2389 Cr. Tracked under the DPIIT Investment Project Monitoring system.
Sector: Telecommunication. Ministry: Department of Telecommunications.
BharatNet is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under Department of Telecommunications, in the Telecommunication sector. The original approved cost is ₹12709.00 Cr.
This project is tracked under the Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) system maintained by DPIIT. Other central projects in the same sector are listed below.
Frequently Asked Questions
- QWhat is IPM project "BharatNet"?
- BharatNet is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under the Department of Telecommunications, tracked through the Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) system. Sector: Telecommunication. State: West Bengal. Original cost: ₹12709 Cr.
- QWhat is the cost overrun for this Bihar IPM project?
- The original cost of ₹12709 Cr has not been significantly revised. Expenditure: ₹10320 Cr (81.2% of cost). Data as of 2026-08.
- QWhich ministry is responsible for this project?
- BharatNet is under the Department of Telecommunications in the Telecommunication sector. Project code: 706775. Bihar is one of the states tracked under the central IPM dashboard for this project.
- QWhat is the IPM dashboard and what does it track?
- The Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) dashboard, maintained by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), tracks centrally-funded infrastructure projects worth ₹150 Crore and above. BharatNet is one of several Bihar projects tracked under the Telecommunication sector on the IPM system.