PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan completes 3 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the completion of three years of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.

“PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan has emerged as a transformative initiative aimed at revolutionising India’s infrastructure. It has significantly enhanced multimodal connectivity, driving faster and more efficient development across sectors."

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 13, 2024

"This groundbreaking initiative is making India’s infrastructure smarter and more integrated, driving economic growth and shaping the future of development."

Prime Minister Modi also visited the Anubhuti Kendra at Bharat Mandapam on the completion of three years of Gati Shakti.

Launch on 75th Independence Day

Prime Minister Modi had announced the PM Gati Shakti initiative during his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 75th Independence Day.

"The National Master Plan (NMP) for multi-modal connectivity is designed to bring various ministries, including Railways and Roadways, to ensure integrated planning and coordinated execution of infrastructure projects. The initiative aims to provide seamless and efficient connectivity for the movement of people, goods, and services across various modes of transport, thereby enhancing last-mile connectivity and reducing travel time," says an update from the Research Unit of the Press Information Bureau.

PM Gati Shakti incorporates the infrastructure schemes of various ministries and state governments such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports and UDAN.

The PM GatiShakti NMP has resulted in numerous achievements across various sectors, significantly improving project planning, speed, and execution.

Some of the achievements of PM Gati Shakti:

*The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) planned over 8,891 km of roads using NMP while the Ministry of Railways (MoR) used NMP to plan more than 27,000 km of railway lines. MoR also accelerated the completion of final location surveys (FLS), completing 449 FLS in FY22 compared to 57 in FY 21.

*The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) streamlined the process for detail route survey (DRS), reducing the time required to create reports from 6-9 months to just one day using electronic DRS (eDRS).

*Using NMP principles, a 13 GW renewable energy project from Leh (Ladakh) to Kaithal (Haryana) achieved optimal alignment of the Green Energy Corridor for inter-state transmission.

*Goa used the NMP platform to develop a disaster management plan for flood-prone areas along the Amona River.

*The Uttar Pradesh government employed the State Master Plan (SMP) portal to identify locations for new schools in underserved areas via the Pahunch Portal.

*Gujarat planned its 300 km coastal corridor using NMP, which reduced the number of NoC permissions required for clearance from 28 to 13, enhancing connectivity between four districts while boosting tourism.

*The Department of School Education and Literacy used the NMP portal to link PM Shri Schools with local industries for district-specific skill training; and

*The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare identified internet shadow areas and mapped sites for new healthcare facilities using NMP.

National Logistics Policy (NLP) 2022
The National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched on September 17, 2022 to boost India’s economic growth by creating an integrated, efficient, and cost-effective logistics network. The policy aims to reduce logistics costs, improve India's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranking to be among the top 25 countries by 2030, and promote data-driven decision-making, the update added.

"The PM Gati Shakti initiative represents a transformative approach to infrastructure development in India, aiming to create a seamless and efficient multimodal transportation network.”