Govt. to share PM Gati Shakti data

Source: The post is based on the article “Govt. to share PM Gati Shakti data” published in The Hindu on 8th July 2023

What is the News?

Government is working out a mechanism to share data with industry and potential investors about multi-modal connectivity as well as other physical and social infrastructure captured on the PM Gati Shakti platform.

What is PM Gati Shakti?

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What is the institutional framework of PM Gati Shakti?

The institutional framework for rolling out, implementation, monitoring and support mechanism is designed to have a Three-tier system:

Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGOs): It will be headed by Cabinet Secretary and will consist of Secretaries of 18 Ministries as members and Head of Logistics Division as Member Convenor. 

– The EGOS has been mandated to review and monitor implementation of the PM Gati Shakti to ensure logistics efficiency. 

Network Planning Group (NPG): It is composed of representatives from various connectivity infrastructure ministries and departments.

These representatives include the heads of the network planning division, and their purpose is to ensure unified planning and integration of the proposals.

All logistics and connectivity infrastructure projects requiring investments of over Rs 500 crore are directed through the NPG.

Technical Support Unit (TSU): It is approved for providing the required competencies for the complexities involved in overall integration of networks, enhancing optimization to avoid duplication of works for holistic development of any region as well as reducing logistics costs through micro-plan detailing.

Network Planning Group(NPG) has approved a tot

What is the progress under PM Gati Shakti?

al of 85 major infrastructure projects worth Rs 5.4 lakh crore from various ministries under the PM Gati Shakti initiative.

Among these approved projects, there are 34 from railways, 31 from roads and transport, one from new and renewable energy, four from oil and gas and eight from the Housing and Urban Affairs ministry.