PM Gati Shakti
PM Gati Shakti scheme is a multimodal connectivity plan.
Aim: coordinating infrastructure project planning and execution to reduce logistics costs.
PM Gati Shakti will integrate infrastructure schemes from various Ministries and State Governments such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports, UDAN, and so on.
To improve connectivity and make Indian businesses more competitive, economic zones such as textile clusters, pharmaceutical clusters, defence corridors, electronic parks, industrial corridors, fishing clusters, and agri zones will be covered.
It will also heavily rely on technology, such as spatial planning tools and ISRO imagery developed by BiSAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics).
The Union Budget 2023 has doubled the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to States from ₹5,000 crore to ₹10,000 crore, and has announced an outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore for the Indian Railways.
The plan is a “transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development dependent on the engines of roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways and logistics infrastructure.
PM Gati Shakti Portal
PM Gati Shakti digital platform brings together 16 ministries, including Railways and Roadways, so as to spur an integrated and coordinated approach to planning and implementing infrastructure connectivity projects.
So far, access to the portal’s data, which include detailed maps with existing economic and social infrastructure as well as upcoming projects, is restricted to Central and State government agencies.
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