India is the 4th largest market for construction in the world, after US, China and Japan. India is the fourth largest construction market after China, Japan and US. Indian industry of building was worth USD 639 billion during 2024, and is expected to grow to USD 1.4 trillion by 2025. The construction industry contributes 9 percent for the Gross Domestic Product of India. The rapid development of infrastructure in the recent times, particularly in areas such as roads and real estate, urban infrastructure and irrigation has provided an impetus in the development of the building industry. Additionally, the availability of quality construction materials has also contributed to the development in the industry of construction. Indian construction is a thriving industry that has local and international firms competing to gain market share. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most reputable construction firms in India in 2026.
Top 10 Construction Companies in India
1 L&T Construction
L&T Construction, founded in 1934 as an element of the multi-national group Larsen & Toubro, is the largest construction company in India and one of the largest contractors in the world. It provides a range of engineering procurement, construction and construction services for construction as well as heavy civil infrastructure transportation infrastructure distribution and power infrastructure, railway infrastructure and many more. The company employs an expert team of engineers and high-end technologies as well as a robust supply chain and solid R&D capabilities to deliver top-quality services starting from the initial concept to the final.
L&T Construction has a global presence and is present in a variety of countries across South East Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and Australia. The most well-known projects that the company has completed include Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple at Ayodhya, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and Riyadh Metro.
2. Reliance Infrastructure Limited
Reliance Infrastructure Limited, established in 1929 and is part of the Reliance Group, specialises in engineering and construction services for a variety of infrastructure segments, such as roads metro rails, power, power and much more. It is one of the biggest road and highway developers in the NHAI. It is also developing the metro railway system in Mumbai as well as managing the airport infrastructure in five brownfields of Maharashtra in operation, and running power plant that have capacities of over 6500 MW.
Reliance Infrastructure was ranked 51 first on the Fortune 500 India list of the top corporations of the year 2019. It also received first place in the field of infrastructure development.
3. Lodha Group
Lodha Group, established in the year 1980, is a multi-national real estate and construction company operating in both residential as well as commercial sectors. It has been able to successfully complete a variety of luxury residential construction projects, including Lodha World Towers, Lodha Cullinan, Lodha Vero, Lodha Azur, Lodha Sterling and many more. The company also builds a variety of types of commercial properties including retail and office spaces and specialized infrastructure for R&D and pharmaceutical warehouses, industrial parks.
Lodha Group has developed and constructed more than 100 million square feet of of space which includes more than 65k homes. It also currently has 40 projects in progress.
4. Punj Lloyd Group
Punj Lloyd Group, established in 1982, is a global conglomerate that provides construction, engineering, procurement and services in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as manufacturing and engineering within the defense sector. In the field of infrastructure the company has completed many projects such as Jaipur Bypass, Belgaum Maharashtra Highway as well as the East-West and North-South Corridors, and many more. The company also offers EPC services for the construction of large thermal power plants and nuclear facilities.
Punj Lloyd Group has a network of 24 offices in South Asia, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Caspian, Europe and China.
5. Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, established in 1865, is a multifaceted business with diverse interests that include construction and engineering infrastructure, real estate, infrastructure and energy as well as other. It has constructed and designed diverse structures across various sectors, such as homes, hospitals schools, educational institutions, as well as manufacturing plants. The company also constructed infrastructure assets in various sectors such as bridges, roads, highways tunnels, ports, and power generation facilities.
SPG has numerous famous projects to its name which include Atal Tunnel, Chenab Railway Bridge, Telangana State Secretariat, CMC Vellore Hospital and Kartavya Path.
6. Tata Projects
Tata Projects, founded in 1979, provides complete engineering, procurement and construction services for huge and complex industrial and urban infrastructure projects. The portfolio of Tata Projects includes residential structures hotels, warehouses and hotels factories hospitals, airports and data centres, modern manufacturing infrastructure roads, tunnels, metro trains, oil refineries oil processing units thermal power stations, and water treatment facilities.
Tata Projects handles the entire duration of a project, starting through conceptualization and construction, to maintenance and operations.
7. Sadbhav Engineering Limited
Sadbhav Engineering Limited, established in 1988 it is a construction business that focuses on highway and road infrastructure as well as irrigation infrastructure and mining. It has built over 9063.69 kilometers of laneways for NHAI as well as public and private developers as well as state governments. The company also offers an extensive portfolio of irrigation infrastructures, including canal siphons and earthen dams. It additionally provides upgrading and remodeling the canals it operates.
8. Jaypee Group
Jaypee Group, established in 1979 is now a diverse group with interests in construction and engineering as well as real property cement, power, healthcare and much more. The division of engineering and construction is focused on hydropower projects, including barrages and dams, expressways as well as commercial and residential structures. The company is specialized in hydropower infrastructure, and has played a significant part in the creation of 27 percent of the installed capacity in India’s hydropower.
9. Hindustan Construction Company
Hindustan Construction Company, established in the year 1926, provides engineering and construction services for multiple sectors like transportation infrastructure, hydropower projects, residential/commercial/industrial building projects, nuclear power plants and water infrastructure projects like dams, barrages, water and sewage treatment plants, aqueducts and integrated water supply systems. The company has built 4036 lane kilometers of highways and 403 kms of tunnels. It has also created 60 percent and 26 percent of India’s capacity for hydropower and nuclear and hydropower capacities, respectively.
10. Gammon India Limited
Gammon India Limited, established in 1922 was an engineering and construction company. It provides comprehensive design engineering, construction and engineering services for various sectors, including bridges, tunnels and highways marine and environmental construction, metro railway as well as social infrastructure, such as residential buildings and hotels. The company has a number of famous projects to its name such as one of the largest railway tunnels in Asia located at Ratnagiri the the first 500MW thermal power plant located at Trombay as well as the largest span bridge in India across the river Jadukata.
Conclusion
Leading construction companies in India are quickly adopting new technology like building information modelling 3D printing and prefabrication, and other things. They are also embracing sustainable practices in construction. With over 40 percent from the Indian population expected to live in urban areas in 2030 The construction industry is expected to expand at an explosive rate.
