The Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan is a Central government project, aimed to revolutionise infrastructure in India. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Gati Shakti Yojana, a Rs 100 lakh-crore project for developing ‘holistic infrastructure’ in India on the 75th Independence Day. Here is all you need to know about the plan, plan which is likely to cut delays in infrastructure projects and make India a more competitive market.
Gati Shakti: Launch date
On October 13, 2021, PM Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti (PMGS) scheme, aimed at breaking inter-ministerial silos and to integrate the planning of infrastructure projects.
Gati Shakti: A priority mission
Gati Shakti is one of the four big priorities for the prime minister Narendra Modi-led government, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while delivering the budget speech for 2022 on February 1, 2022. “The touchstone of the Gati Shakti master plan will be world-class, modern infrastructure and logistics synergy among different modes of movement of both, people and goods, and location of projects,” the FM said.
“The Gati Shakti national master plan, spruced by seven engines of infrastructure, will go a long way in developing multi-modal network to create world-class infrastructure with full support on planning, financing, innovation and technology,” said Piyush Gupta, MD, capital markets and investment services, India, Colliers.
Improvement and development of infrastructure has been a key area of focus for the government. The Gati Shakti mission will further the government’s effort to cut the various bottlenecks and cut down on delays in completion of such projects. “We are laying a foundation for the next 25 years. This national master plan will give gatishakti (the power of speed) to development plans of the 21st century and will help in the timely completion of these plans,” prime minister Modi said, after launching the plan. “We want to build and deliver an integrated approach that has a plug and play approach when it comes to world-class infrastructure,” the PM added.
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Gati Shakti: How does it work?
To get the mission going, a centralised portal will be set up to unite the infrastructural initiatives planned and initiated by 16 central ministries and departments, including railways, roads and highways, petroleum and gas, power, telecom, shipping and aviation, etc.
By putting in place better coordination among these ministries, the Gati Shakti portal, which also aims at a centralised transportation and logistics grid, will enable smoother information flow and expedite project clearance process.
Large-scale infrastructure projects that will now implimented according to the prescriptions laid in the Gati Shakti master plan include flagship projects like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, UDAAN, expansion of railway network, inland waterways and Bharat Net.
Also expected to result in employment generations for millions, the Gati Shakti masterplan will work to meet the three basic targets— seamless multimodal connectivity to facilitate easy movement of goods and people; improved prioritisation, optimal usage of resources, timely creation of capacities; and resolution of issues such as disjointed planning, standardisation and clearances.
Gati Shakti mission: Key objective
With the broad objective of making products manufactured in the country more competitive by cutting down the logistics costs and improving supply chains, the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti scheme will help India attract investment from all over the world for improving the infrastructure of the country.
It begs mention here that logistics and supply chain costs account for around 12% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in India at present. This is much higher when compared to the global average of 8%. Factors that lead to this higher expense are excessive dependence on transportation by road, and under-utilisation of waterways, air and rail networks. Overall, these factors hike rates of Indian produces when compared to other countries, making them less competitive globally.
“India’s infrastructure growth was hampered by interministerial delays, approval delays and communication gaps between various stakeholders. This often led to slow decision-making, time and cost overruns, and thus, a lacklustre pace for infrastructure-led growth. The Gati Shakti Plan consolidates infrastructure projects in specific corridors, and will help various ministries plan projects together without getting hampered by the specific/time-consuming approval processes,” Brickwork Ratings said in a note while statting that the pan will be game-changer in the space of infrastructure development.
“The PM Gati Shakti scheme is a landmark initiative that will enable coordination among different ministries, states and departments, facilitate ease of planning and bring down the overall costs of implementation as well. There could be initial bottlenecks with the platform however, once these are taken care of, this system can turn out to be a game-changer in the space of infrastructure development,” says Vipula Sharma, senior director – ratings, Brickwork Ratings (BWR).
PM Gati Sghakti plan goals
Mentioned below are the various targets that will be achieved under the Gati Shakti scheme:
*Roadways capacity to be increased with the national highway network to touch the 2 lakh-km mark.
*Aviation will receive a massive boost, with around 200 new airports, heliports and water aerodromes envisioned in the plan.
*Capacity of railways transport cargo to be increased to around 1,600 tonne by FY25
*Ease in the electricity access with the transmission network to be increased to 454,200 circuit km
*Renewable capacity to be increased to 225 GW by FY25.
*Also around 17,000 kms of gas pipelines will be completed in the same year.
*4G connectivity for the villages by FY22
*20 new mega food parks
*11 industrial corridors and two new defence corridors in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
*202 fishing clusters/harbours/landing centres
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PM Gati Shakti latest update
Panel recommends 4 infra projects under PM GatiShakti
August 24, 2023: The 54th Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti Mission during a meeting on August 23 assessed four infrastructure projects worth Rs 7, 693.17 crore. Among the 4 projects the Network Planning Group under the PM Gati Shakti MIssion assessed are Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road, Dahod-Bodeli-Vapi Corridor, a broad gauge railway line between Pushkar-Merta and another between Merta City-Ras railway stations in Rajasthan.
Gati Shakti must be leveraged to extend benefits beyond infra: Goyal
June 16, 2023: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on June 14 said that the PM Gati Shakti programme must be effectively leveraged using the Area-Development Approach to extend benefits to the nation beyond the infrastructure sector. Goyal chaired a meeting to review the progress of the programme with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and eight ministries including road transport, railways, ports, civil aviation, power, oil, etc.
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14 ministries onboarded on PM Gati Shakti NMP platform
Private sector to get only limited access to Gati Shakti data: report
May 3, 2023: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has finalised a draft framework for sharing the PM Gati Shakti national master plan data with the private sector, Business Standard reported. According to the report, the private sector could get only viewing rights along with access rights to social and economic infrastructure-related data.
PM Gati Shakti Network Planning Group recommends 6 infra projects
The Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti Mission recommended 6 Infrastructure projects at its 45th session on conducted on March 15, 2023. During a meeting chaired by the DPIIT logistics division special secretary, various agencies examined and recommended these projects, which will provide multimodal connectivity, seamless movement of goods and passengers as well as increase logistics efficiency across the country. These projects include an inter-state transmission system for renewable energy projects in Ladakh, an elevated railway track along Kanpur Anwarganj-Mandhana, a rail bridge across the Ganga, a rail line between Ajmer and Chittaurgarh, 4-laning of Bijni to Mandi section road and 4-laning of the Belgaum-Hungsund-Raichur road.
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101 port projects being built under PM Gati Shakti
The government has identified 101 ports and shipping projects to be developed under the PM Gati Shakti mission. These projects will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 60,872 crore, shipping and waterways, minister Sarbananda Sonowal told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on March 14, 2023. Out of these, 13 projects worth Rs 4,423 crore have been completed.
Port and shipping projects being built under PM Gati Shakti
| State | Number of projects | Estimated cost in Rs |
| Andhra Pradesh | 13 | 5,871.05 |
| Goa | 12 | 929.96 |
| Gujarat | 19 | 2,0399.15 |
| Jharkhand | 2 | 345.9 |
| Karnataka | 10 | 3,658.13 |
| Kerala | 3 | 109.76 |
| Maharashtra | 13 | 9,955.85 |
| Odisha | 7 | 5,528.12 |
| Pudducherry | 2 | 309 |
| Tamiil Nadu | 12 | 12,178.8 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 355.96 |
| West Bengal | 6 | 1,230.33 |
Highways network under Gati Shakti will be expanded by 25,000km in 2022-23: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2023 said the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development. It is driven by seven engines – roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways and logistics infrastructure, the FM said while presenting the Budget 2023-24, adding that all seven engines will pull forward the economy in unison.
“The touchstone of the master plan will be the world-class modern infrastructure and logistics synergy among different modes of movement and location of projects. This will help raise productivity and accelerate economic growth as well as development,” the she said.
“The PM Gati Shakti Master Plan for Expressways will be formulated in 2022-23 to facilitate the faster movement of people and goods. The National highways network will be expanded by 25,000km in 2022-23,” she added.
Commerce minister reviews PM Gati Shakti progress
January 2, 2023: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal on January 2, 2023, reviewed the progress of PM Gati Shakti mission with senior officials from 8 infrastructure ministries. During the review meeting it was revealed that as many as 61 infrastructure project proposals have been evaluated and recommended by the NPG for implementation in the coming years.
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