Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km
Original Cost
₹519 Cr
Baseline estimate
Revised Cost
₹974 Cr
Latest approved cost
Expenditure
₹751 Cr
Spent to date
Utilization
77.2%
Of revised budget
Cost Status
+87.6%
+₹455 Cr increase
Remaining
₹222 Cr
Budget left
Budget Utilization
77.2%Spent
₹751 Cr
Remaining
₹222 Cr
Total
₹974 Cr
Budget Split
Cost Escalation Analysis
Original Cost
₹519 Cr
Revised Cost
₹974 Cr
Increase
+₹455 Cr
Escalation
+87.6%
Project Timeline
Project Approved
Construction / Implementation
Original End Date
31/03/2025
Revised Completion
31/10/2025
Completed
Project Details
Financial Summary
Project Intelligence
Cost has increased by ₹455 Cr (87.6%) from the original estimate of ₹519 Cr.
Expenditure stands at ₹751 Cr, which is 77.2% of the revised project cost.
Remaining budget: ₹222 Cr. Tracked under the DPIIT Investment Project Monitoring system.
Sector: Railways. Ministry: Ministry of Railways.
Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under Ministry of Railways, in the Railways sector. The original approved cost is ₹519.00 Cr, later revised to ₹973.56 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 "Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km"?
- Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under the Ministry of Railways, tracked through the Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) system. Sector: Railways. State: Bihar. Original cost: ₹519 Cr.
- QWhat is the cost overrun for this Bihar IPM project?
- The original cost was ₹519 Cr and has been revised to ₹974 Cr — a cost overrun of +87.6%. Expenditure to date: ₹751 Cr (77.2% of revised cost). Data as of 2026-08.
- QWhich ministry is responsible for this project?
- Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km is under the Ministry of Railways in the Railways sector. Project code: 705526. 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. Samastipur-Darbhanga 38 km is one of several Bihar projects tracked under the Railways sector on the IPM system.