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Informist, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025

 

NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has empowered a panel to conduct a nationwide survey on statistics relating to capital expenditure outlook, intention, and strategies of large private sector industries for 2026-27 (Apr-Mar), it said in a notification. For the survey, the panel will collect data from all enterprises registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from September to March. 

 

Information is required to be furnished on provisional capital expenditure to be incurred by the enterprise in FY26 and capital expenditure intentions, investment activity outlook and investment activity strategy for FY27, the notification said. The information required to be filled out in the survey includes enterprises' buying or selling capacity, preferred or alternative sectors, preferred states or cities, capital expenditure strategies, challenges, and goals of the industries for the given period.

 

In the maiden survey to gauge private sector capital expenditure released in April, the statistics ministry estimated the private investment in FY26 to be 26% lower at INR 4.89 trillion. "Out of the total 3,064 surveyed enterprises, 2,172 enterprises reported CAPEX intentions for 2025–26. The data suggests a measured approach by respondents in declaring capital expenditure plans, with some enterprises indicating that final figures were not yet available or pending management approval at the time of the survey," the statistics ministry had said.

 

According to the survey, conducted in Nov-Jan, private companies spent INR 4.22 trillion on capital expenditure in FY24, INR 5.72 trillion in FY23, and INR 3.95 trillion in FY22. The survey also showed that capital expenditure by the private sector was much less compared to the government's investments. The government has set a capital expenditure target of INR 11.21 trillion for FY26, while the revised Budget target for FY25 was INR 10.18 trillion. In FY24, the government had spent INR 9.49 trillion on capital investments.

 

The government has repeatedly called on the private sector to take on the baton on capital expenditure. The outlook for private investment activity, however, remains cautiously optimistic, reflected in lower investment announcements amid uncertain demand conditions both domestically and globally. End

 

Reported by Priyasmita Dutta

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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