Two-day Southern Zone Regional Workshop on PM Gati Shakti

National Master Plan concluded in Kochi

KOCHI : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry organized twoday regional workshop on Prime Minister Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) for Southern Region held at Hotel Meridian, Kochi

The organized two-day regional workshop concluded. Representatives of the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Union Territories including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu and senior government officials from various central ministries and departments participated in the workshop. In the closing ceremony, Ms. Sumita Davra, Special Secretary, Logistics, Central Government Department, DPIIT, appealed to get a demand-based logistics efficiency approach for the next 5-10 years, she mentioned mapping of freight flows, attracting private investments in logistics-related infrastructure and onboarding start-ups to promote logistics efficiency.

She also emphasized on the use of technology and green initiatives while planning the freight movement ecosystem, including (i) planning for infrastructure development for New India and (ii) developing an efficient logistics ecosystem.

The first day of the workshop organized discussions on infrastructure development and social sector planning, demonstration on adoption of Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti scheme with holistic approach, demonstration of best practices of State/Union Territories and presentation of Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to showcase various logistics components related to deployment of services and equipment. Workshops are organized by Department of Industry and Domestic Trade Promotion in collaboration with States/UTs. It aims to energize and create synergy among the stakeholders of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP). Regional workshops also focus on strengthening the institutional framework of State Technical Support Units (TSU) for comprehensive planning. Identification of common challenges and issues in adoption and implementation of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and discussions on district level planning framework for adoption of PM Gati Shakti are also areas of focus.

Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), Network Planning Group (NPG) and Technical Support Unit (TSU) have been constituted by 36 states/UTs for comprehensive planning and project implementation of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.