Commerce minister reviews PM Gati Shakti progress

Goyal asks ministries to identify attributes of data layers to enhance the NMP platform.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on January 2, 2023, reviewed the progress of PM Gati Shakti mission with senior officials from 8 infrastructure ministries. Since its launch in October 2021, infrastructure projects approved by the Cabinet have either been completed or are already under implementation, the ministry said in a statement.

During the review meeting it was revealed that as many as 61 project proposals on to road, railways, natural gas, ports and urban infrastructure have been evaluated in terms of optimising the PM Gati Shakti principles and recommended by the NPG for implementation in the coming years. The Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti has held 41 meetings in the last one year.

While lauding the efforts made by various central ministries and states on this front, Goyal told them to identify attributes for data layers which will further enhance the NMP platform. Ministries have developed necessary mechanisms for validation and standardisation of data on their respective portals. This is helping in optimum planning and sound decision making across all layers of governance, the statement further said.

Also, 12 ministries housing, literacy, higher education, women & child development, tribal affairs, panchayati raj, health, sports, youth affairs, rural development, culture and posts are in advanced stages of data integration in the NMP platform.

“With India now holding the G20 presidency 2023, creating a resilient and efficient logistics ecosystem and promoting seamless multimodal international transportation and transit is being put on international priority. As part of the Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG), “Logistics for Trade” has been identified as one of the priority issues,” it said.

The ministries that participated in the review were include the ministry of railways, the ministry of road transport and highways, the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, the ministry of civil aviation, the ministry of power, the department of telecommunication, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, the ministry of natural and renewable energy, textile and steel.

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