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Why 70% of Indian construction projects exceed budget — and how to fix it
Cost overruns in Indian construction are not accidents — they are the predictable result of opaque pricing, unverified BOQs, and zero contractor accountability. We analysed 800 projects across Bihar and UP to find out exactly where the money goes.
BOQ-linked construction loans: How we're unlocking ₹4 lakh crore in credit
Banks refuse to lend for construction in Tier 2/3 India because they have no visibility into the project. A verified, AI-generated BOQ changes that equation completely — here is how we are building the bridge between construction and formal credit.
How AI reads your floor plan and generates a BOQ in 3 minutes
Traditionally, a quantity surveyor takes 2–3 weeks to produce a Bill of Quantities for a residential project. Our AI does it in under 3 minutes from a photo of your drawing — with CPWD-rate accuracy. Here is how it works.
Attendance fraud costs Indian construction ₹8,000 crore a year. Here's the data.
Ghost workers, inflated headcounts, and fake attendance sheets are so normalised in Indian construction that most contractors do not even consider them fraud. We do — and here is the data on how much it costs the industry every year.
Tier 2/3 India: The ₹20 lakh crore market nobody is building for
Every major construction tech startup in India targets Mumbai, Delhi, or Bangalore. But 64% of India's home construction happens in small cities and towns — a market that is massive, underserved, and about to explode with rising incomes and 4G penetration.
Cutting the middleman: How direct procurement saves 30–40% on materials
In Tier 2/3 India, construction materials pass through 3–4 middlemen before reaching the site — each adding margin, each adding opacity. We show how bypassing the chain and sourcing direct from manufacturers changes the unit economics of construction permanently.
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