PRAGATI Platform

News: A recent Oxford study has praised India’s PRAGATI platform for its outstanding role in digital governance, particularly in infrastructure and social development.

About PRAGATI Platform

• PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) was launched on March 25, 2015.
• It is a multipurpose and multi-modal platform designed to address public grievances. It also monitors and reviews key programs and projects of the Government of India, along with those identified by State Governments.
• The PRAGATI platform combines three advanced technologies: digital data management, video conferencing, and geo-spatial technology.

Key features

• It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States)
• Prime Minister will hold a monthly programme where he will interact with the Government of India Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries through Video-conferencing enabled by data and geo-informatics visuals.
• Issues to be flagged before the PM are picked up from the available database regarding Public Grievances, on-going Programmes and pending Projects.

Significance

• It is a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders.
• It promotes cooperative federalism by bringing together Government of India Secretaries and State Chief Secretaries on a single platform.