DPIIT holds review meeting for wider adoption of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan in States/UTs

Source: The post is based on the article “DPIIT holds review meeting for wider adoption of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan in States/UTs”  published in PIB on 3rd September 2023

What is the News?

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has conducted a review meeting with States and Union Territories to promote broader utilization of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).

What is the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP)?

Launched in: 2021

Aim: To break the inter-ministerial tangles and silos and foster cooperation and integration in the fasttrack implementation of projects. 

Objectives: 1) smooth multimodal connectivity 2) enhanced prioritization and optimal usage of resources to create capacities on time and 3) resolution of issues like standardization, disjointed planning and clearances.

Targets: 

– The national highway network will be extended to expand the limit of roadways and touch the 2 lakh-km mark.

– Making of around 200 new airports, heliports, and water aerodromes to support aviation.

– The limit of railways to move cargo will be expanded to around 1,600 tons by FY25.

– The transmission network for power will be extended to 454,200 circuit km for easy access.

– Increment renewable capacity to 225 GW by FY25 and complete around 17,000 km of gas pipelines.

What are the benefits of PM Gati Shakti?

– It lays out a centralized portal to unite the infrastructural initiatives of 16 central ministries and departments.

–  Optimized Route Planning

– Enhanced visibility of intersections from forest, economic zones, archaeological sites etc.

– Enabling time and cost saving for planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, such as, use of digital surveys on NMP to streamline the preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) with higher accuracy.

– It will create employment potential for a large number of individuals.