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What is the News?
The Government has constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries to monitor the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
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About the Empowered Group of Secretaries(EGoS)
Chaired by: It is a 20 member body chaired by the Cabinet Secretary.
Members: It will include the chairman of the Railway Board and secretaries from various ministries as its members.
Secretariat: The Logistics division in the Department of Commerce will act as the Secretariat to the Group.
The mandate of EGoS: The terms of reference for the Empowered Group are,
-Review and monitor implementation of the NMP to ascertain the logistics efficiency,
-Adopt a framework for undertaking any amendments to the NMP,
-Coordinate any changes to the projects already included in the NMP,
-Set a timeframe for synchronisation of various activities for construction of roads, railways along with all utility services in an area-based approach,
-Issue appropriate directions for achieving the objectives under NMP,
-Address demand-side requirements such as transporting bulk goods based on the requirement of various ministries.
Source: This post is based on the article “GoI constitutes 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries to monitor development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti NMP” published in PIB on 1st November 2021.
