'Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakthi' Masterplan Launched By PM Modi

Highlights:

• Prime Minister Modi On 13 October will launch the 'Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakthi' Masterplan.
• Gati Shakti scheme was announced by PM Modi on Independence Day, 2021.

• This Masterplan will bring together 16 Ministries and seven core infrastructure sectors on a single platform to Combine project planning across stakeholder ministries for avoiding duplication, plug gaps and facilitate clearances at the right time.

• Gati Shakti platform was launched to provide data immediately. 
• It will provide for greater coordination between ministries.
• Gati Shakti Scheme primary goals:
• Seamless multimodal connectivity for facilitating easy movement of goods & people,
• Improved prioritisation, optimal usage of resources, timely creation of capacities, and
• Resolution of issues like disjointed planning, standardisation & clearances.
• This Master Plan will offer a structure for the 'National Infrastructure Pipeline program'.
• The plan also intends to make Indian products more contentious by cutting logistics costs and developing supply chains.
• It also strives to give a basis for holistic infrastructure and an integrated pathway for the economy.
• It will help the local manufacturers of India in turning globally competitive, and it will create employment opportunities for the youth.
• It tries to draw investment from worldwide to improve India's infrastructure.
• It will also provide new direction & fresh momentum for overall infrastructure improvement in India.
• It is a seamless multimodal connectivity stage and will ensure a seamless transition of goods & people and improve ease of living & ease of doing business.