PM chairs 41st PRAGATI Interaction-reviews nine key infra projects worth over Rs 41,500 cr

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the 41st edition of PRAGATI and reviewed nine key infrastructure projects spread across 13stateshavingcumulativeworthofoverRs41,500crore.

The Prime Minister advised the concerned ministries and state governments to use the PM GatiShakti portal for planning of infrastructure projects. He insisted on expeditious resolution of land acquisition, utility shifting andotherissuesfortimelycompletionofprojects.

The Prime Minister also emphasised on ensuring proper coordination between the Central government ministries and the state governments.

At the meeting, nine key infrastructure projects were reviewed. Among the nine projects, three projects are of the Ministry of Road Transport &Highways, two of the Ministry of Railways and one project each of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Ministry of Health & FamilyWelfare.

These nine projects have a cumulative cost of over Rs 41,500 crore and relate to 13 states, including Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, UttarPradesh,Jharkhand,Kerala,Karnataka,TamilNadu, Assam,Gujarat,MaharashtraandArunachalPradesh. PRAGATI is the ICT based multi-modal platform for pro-active governance and timely implementation, involving the Centre and state governments.