“Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti aims to cut logistics cost, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce turnaround time,” Mr Modi said at a function to launch the scheme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on Wednesday ₹100 lakh crore National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity It aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistics cost and boost the economy.
“Prime Minister’s Gatishakti National Master Plan The aim is to cut logistics cost, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce turnaround time,” Mr Modi said at a function to launch the scheme.
“The objective of the scheme is to give more power and speed to the projects by connecting all the concerned departments on a single platform,” he said, adding that “the infrastructure plans of various ministries and state governments will be designed and executed with a common vision.”
Shri Modi said that in the past taxpayers’ money was ‘disrespected’ due to sluggish attitude towards development works, departments worked in silos and there was no coordination on projects.
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“Development is not possible without quality infrastructure and the government has now resolved to develop it holistically,” he said.
“Gati Shakti joins various departments for coordinated development of projects from road to railways, aviation to agriculture,” the prime minister said.
Stating that the high logistics cost in India at 13% of GDP is affecting the competitiveness in exports, he said, “PM Gati Shakti aims to reduce logistics cost and turnaround time. It will promote India as an investment destination.”
The Prime Minister said the speed and scale India is witnessing under his government was never seen in the last 70 years of independence.
Giving examples, he said that the first inter-state natural gas pipeline was commissioned in 1987. “From then till 2014, 15,000 km of natural gas pipeline was constructed. Currently, more than 16,000 km of new gas pipelines are being built.
“What was done in 27 years, we are doing it in less than half the time.
Five years before the BJP government came to power in 2014, 1,900 km of rail line was doubled, while in the last seven years, 9,000 km of rail line doubling took place.
“Similarly, as against 3,000 km of railway line electrification in the five years prior to 2014, there has been 24,000 km of rail line doubling in the last seven years.”
“From 250 km of metro in 2015, the metro rail network has expanded to 700 km and work is in progress on another 1,000 km,” he said, adding that in the last seven years, only 60 gram panchayats compared to 1.5 lakh. The Gram Panchayats have been connected with optic fiber network. In the five years before 2014.”
“The turnaround time of the vessel at the ports has been reduced from 41 hours to 27 hours and efforts are on to reduce it further,” he said, adding, “In five years, 4.25 lakh circuit kms as against three lakh circuit kms. km of power transmission lines have been laid.” Till 2014. Renewable energy has expanded,” he said.
PM Gati Shakti Yojana involves creation of a common platform through which infrastructure projects can be planned and implemented effectively through coordination on real time basis among various Ministries/Departments.
With greater visibility and availability of information and data on a real-time basis, efficient implementation of infrastructure projects, less information asymmetry between ministries, reduction in working in silos as well as lack of coordination among various government agencies There will be less delay. .
On August 15, PM Modi announced Rs 100 lakh crore ‘Gatishakti’ initiative to bring employment opportunities for youth, enable local manufacturers to become globally competitive and support overall infrastructure development.
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