NPG under PM GatiShakti discusses 7 railways, 1 road projects
The 83rd meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) was held to evaluate eight infrastructure projects based on the principles of PM GatiShakti.
The 83rd meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) was held to evaluate eight infrastructure projects based on the principles of PM GatiShakti.
On completion of three years of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP), Prime Minister, Narendra Modi lauded the milestone.
The 81st meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM GatiShakti initiative focused on evaluating five important infrastructure projects from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) .
The NPG evaluated all five projects from the perspective of the principles of PM GatiShakti: integrated development of multimodal infrastructure, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes, intermodal connectivity, and synchronized implementation of projects.
These projects were assessed for their alignment with the principles of integrated planning outlined in the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
The three Greenfield projects of the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with an aggregate project cost worth about Rs 9,600 crore are discussed during the meeting.
These projects included a new railway line project passing through the States of Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Mirzapur-Ayodhya Corridor.
In a meeting with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and eight concerned ministries, the Union minister stressed the need to harness the full potential of the integrated platform to further accelerate infrastructure and economic growth.
This was informed to participants during a review meeting regarding the onboarding of social sector ministries/departments chaired by the Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), in New Delhi.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to leverage India's attractive investment fundamentals to expand its operations.
