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PM GatiShakti NMP & NLP to improve competitiveness, investments & World confidence in India:PiyushGoyal
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Shri Goyal expressed his appreciation for the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which is based in Eastern India for coming to Delhi to engagewithaninitiativeascrucialasGatiShakti.
ShriGoyalsaidthattheworldtodayrecognizedIndiaasa leader of innovation. He observed that India has been rapidly developing new tools for good governance, ease of living, and ease of doing business, such as PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. The Minister added that the world was nowaspiringtoadoptUPIfordigitalfinancialtransactions.
The Minister went on to demystify PM GatiShakti, explaining that it created layers of data where different geological, ecological and infrastructural elements across thecountryweremappedandcaptured.Currently,thereare about 1300 layers of data, consisting of forests, wildlife sanctuaries, rivers, UNESCO world heritage sites, among others, he said and added that GatiShakti would not only address critical gaps in infrastructure but also help in planning social infrastructure such as schools, nursing homes,hospitals,etc.
The Minister further explained that the data layers of GatiShakti engage with each other through APIs, and if an alignment of a particular project was put into GatiShakti, it would highlight the challenges of implementation and help re-align the project, saving time and cost. He also highlighted that 12 states have digitized their land, which furtherstrengthenedtheplanning.
The Minister stated that no state has politicized GatiShakti, as it is an initiative that would help our businesses, our people and the economy as a whole. He added that reducing the cost of logistics is critical to achieving India’s goal of becoming a developed country by 2047. He stated that PM GatiShakti, if used well, will help bring down logistics costs tremendously. He highlighted thatallhighways,railways,ports,andairportsweremapped on GatiShakti, which would help in building seamless connectivity networks and creating a positive impact on the logisticsecosystem.
