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PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) was launched on 13th October 2021 for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) accorded approval for the implementation of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan on 21st October 2021.

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan is as an integrated plan which will address the missing gaps to ensure seamless movement of people, goods & services. It aims to enhance ease of living, ease of doing business, minimize disruptions and expedite completion of works with cost efficiencies.

PM Gati Shakti incorporates the infrastructure schemes of various Ministries and State Governments such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports, and UDAN.

PM GatiShakti is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development. The approach is driven by 7 engines, namely:

1. Railways
2. Roads
3. Ports
4. Waterways
5. Airports
6. Mass Transport
7. Logistics Infrastructure

Gati Shakti: Central Ministries and State Participation

The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) has onboarded 44 Central Ministries and 36 States/UTs and a total of 1,614 data layers have also been integrated.

To ensure data accuracy, key infrastructure ministries have finalized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for a three-tier system. SOPs for 8 infrastructure ministries and 15 social sector ministries have been notified, with development continuing for other ministries and States/UTs.

District-Level Integration:

A District Master Plan (DMP) portal is being developed to extend PM Gati Shakti to the district level. This portal will aid district authorities in collaborative planning, infrastructure gap identification, and scheme implementation.

What are the envisaged outcomes of PM GatiShakti?

Using an integrated approach, the National Master Plan aims at achieving enhanced efficiency through:

What are the various issues being faced by Indian Infrastructure today and how will GatiShakti help in resolving them?

1. GatiShakti aims at resolving this issue by establishing synergies among different departments during the planning stage itself.
2. GatiShakti not only aims at aligning the timelines of various projects through efficient planning, but also aims at taking initiatives even after completion of the project to overcome the past inefficiencies thereby minimizing the losses.
3. GatiShakti aims at resolving this issue by promoting standardization of the designs so that the approval could be completed in a very short span of time.

An Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary has been constituted for monitoring the Master Plan and for approving any changes in the Master Plan to meet any emerging requirements.

 

 

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