PM GATI SHAKTI YOJANA from Vajirao & Reddy Institute

PM GATI SHAKTI YOJANA

The ?100- trillion Gati Shakti or the National Master Plan for multimodal connectivity to expedite infrastructure project implementation in India. ABOUT GATI SHAKTI It is essentially a digital platform to bring 16 Ministries together (including Railways and Roadways) for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.

• An integrated multimodal Network Planning Group (NPG) will be responsible for unified planning and integration of proposals.
• This entire platform has been developed by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG).

6 PILLARS OF GATI SHAKTI

• Comprehensiveness –
  • It will include all the existing and planned initiatives of various Ministries and Departments with one centralized portal.
  • Each and every Department will now have visibility of each other's activities providing critical data while planning & execution of projects in a comprehensive manner.
• Prioritization –
  • Through this, different Departments will be able to prioritize their projects through cross-sectoral interactions.
• Optimization –
  • The National Master Plan will assist different ministries in planning for projects after identification of critical gaps.
  • For the transportation of the goods from one place to another, the plan will help in selecting the most optimum route in terms of time and cost.
• Synchronization –
  • Individual Ministries and Departments often work in silos.
  • There is lack of coordination in planning and implementation of the project resulting in delays.
  • PM Gati Shakti will help in synchronizing the activities of each department, as well as of different layers of governance, in a holistic manner by ensuring coordination of work between them.
• Analytical –
  • The plan will provide the entire data at one place with GIS based spatial planning and analytical tools having 200+ layers, enabling better visibility to the executing agency.
• Dynamic –
  • All Ministries and Departments will now be able to visualize, review and monitor the progress of cross-sectoral projects, through the GIS platform.
  • Satellite imagery will give on-ground progress periodically and progress of the projects will be updated on a regular basis on the portal.
  • It will help in identifying the vital interventions for enhancing and updating the master plan.

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