India’s Construction Industry Aims for Global Top Spot by 2025 - News

India’s construction industry is set to claim the global spotlight as the third-largest by 2025, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Addressing the National Workshop on Recent Development with Recycling and Use of Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste, he emphasized the industry’s pivotal role as the country’s second-largest employer with linkages across 250 sectors. 

With urbanization demands projecting a need for 700-900 million sq mt of space annually by 2030, infrastructure emerges as a critical component in India's development ambitions. The workshop, organized by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in collaboration with SINTEF Norway—Europe’s largest independent research organizations, focused on promoting C&D waste recycling items in construction. 


Notable attendees included May-Elin Stener, Norwegian Ambassador to India, and Manoj Joshi, Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs. Puri highlighted C&D waste challenges, estimating 150-500 million tones generated annually in India, and underscored the imperative for efficient C&D waste management amid rising construction activity, urging stakeholders to devise effective utilization strategies.