RAS question
What is the current official status of the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra project?
Correct answer: (D) 84%.
The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project at Pachpadra, Balotra, is officially reported as approximately 84 per cent complete.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 reports that the 9 MMTPA refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra, Balotra, has reached approximately 84 per cent completion. This is the official project status, not a rounded political claim or a completion certificate. Work orders worth Rs 71,509 crore had been issued up to December 2024, and more than 24,000 workers were employed on the project. Site-related execution was still continuing, so 84 per cent is the defensible answer: it shows advanced progress, but not full completion.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 60 per cent is too low because the official Economic Review states that approximately 84 per cent of the project work had been completed.
- (B) 95 per cent overstates the official status; the project was approximately 84 per cent complete and still under site-related execution, not nearly complete at 95 per cent.
- (C) 75 per cent is below the official figure, which is approximately 84 per cent completion.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy infrastructure, especially large energy and petrochemical projects in Barmer-Balotra. It recurs in RAS because flagship state projects are often asked through their official status, cost, location, and implementation progress.