PM Gatishakti Has played an important role in changing the picture of India’s infrastructure. Let us tell you that under the PM Gatishakti initiative, so far 208 big infrastructure projects worth Rs 15.39 lakh crore of various ministries including roads and railways have been recommended for approval. A senior government official gave this information on Saturday. These projects have been recommended by the Network Planning Group (NPG) constituted under the PM Gatishakti initiative launched on October 13, 2021.
Many benefits from developing infra
Amardeep Singh, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), said, “208 projects worth Rs 15.39 lakh crore have been evaluated so far under this initiative.” He said there are many benefits from using this system, including a significant reduction in the time and cost of planning these infrastructure projects. The maximum number of projects recommended by the group are roads (101), railways (73), urban development (12) and four projects belonging to the Ministry of Oil and Gas. The inter-ministerial NPG meets every fortnight and evaluates infrastructure projects to ensure multi-disciplinary, coordination of efforts and comprehensive development around the project site.
Logistics costs reduced
This initiative was launched to develop an integrated infrastructure to reduce logistics costs. All logistics and connectivity infrastructure projects with an investment of more than Rs 500 crore are operated through NPG. The approval of the NPG is required before the Public Investment Board (PIB) or the Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry can approve the project. Bhatia said the government is aiming to provide access to the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan (NMP) portal to the private sector this year, and discussions are underway for details.
