As per Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Infrastructure Projects Monitoring Division (IPMD) of Programme Implementation (PI) wing of MoSPI is mandated to fulfil the following:
(a) IPMD performs the implementation status of Projects worth Rs. 150 crore & above, capturing 1700+ projects spanning across over 20 Ministries, based on information reported by the Line Ministries/Departments/Implementing Agencies through the Online Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS) of MoSPI. A range of parameters are captured through OCMS in respect of the progress of the projects, financial parameters (cost and expenditure related), reasons/ issues accounting for slippages in the projects with respect to the planned schedule and original cost. Based on the aforementioned project data, MoSPI analyses the time and cost overrun of the projects and releases a monthly Flash Report (FR) and a Quarterly Project Implementation Status Report (QPISR).
(b) Through constant persuasion with the line ministries on the matter of project reporting of projects by the implementing agencies on the OCMS portal, a significant increase in the reporting of Central Sector Projects on the portal has been achieved. Presently, the reporting percentage stands at over 90 per cent.
(c) One of the significant contributions of the IPMD has been implementing systemic improvements periodically to expedite the project implementation. The IPMD serves as a crucial facilitator in identifying projects falling behind schedule or experiencing cost overruns during the regular project review meetings with the respective Administrative Ministries. This process assists Administrative Ministries in pinpointing project constraints and implementing corrective measures to address bottlenecks effectively.
(d) Additionally, the data collected through the OCMS portal is utilized to generate inputs for several high-level meetings, including the PRAGATI monthly review, the Prime Minister's State visits, for addressing Parliamentary Questions and requests under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
(e) Supporting the Central Sector Projects Coordination Committee (CSPCC) meeting with States for facilitating the project monitoring.
(f) Assisting the High-Powered Committee (HPC) and Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) for evaluation of MoUs between Administrative Ministries and their public sector enterprises. In this regard, it is to note that the High-Powered Committee (HPC) is the Apex body under MoU system for laying policy guidelines, recommended by Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC).
The IPMD also reviews the performance of 11 key infrastructure sectors including Power, Cement, Coal, Steel, Railways, Shipping and Ports, Fertilizers, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Civil Aviation, Roads and Telecommunication with reference to their pre-set targets for the period and achievement there against. An analysis of the information received from these Ministries/ Departments is fed in an intranet-based application for generating monthly Infrastructure Performance Review Report. The reports prepared are published on MoSPI website.
IPMD also provides inputs for the appraisal of projects undertaken by the Public Investment Board (PIB), Delegated Investment Board (DIB), Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure for Appraisal & Approval (A&A), Expanded Board for Railways (EBR), and for EFC and SFC appraisals.
IPMD organizes multiple training programmes on ‘Project Planning and Management’ or related subjects extended to various stakeholders (Line Ministries/ Implementing agencies of projects) in collaboration with various reputed Project Managments Institutes.The objectives of such 5-day residential training programmes are intended to contribute towards capacity building of stakeholders, covering varied topics that include Project Management, Planning, Scheduling, Resource allocation & costing, Monitoring & control, Risk management, Project management simulation, Project auditing, Project communication, reporting etc.
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