India's CCEA approves PM GatiShakti National Master Plan

21 Oct '21

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India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP), which includes the institutional framework for rolling out, implementation, monitoring and support mechanism for providing multi-modal connectivity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PM GatiShakti NMP for multi-modal connectivity on October 13 this year.

The implementation framework includes an empowered group of secretaries (EGOS), a network planning group (NPG) and a technical support unit (TSU).

EGOS will be headed by the cabinet secretary and will consist of secretaries of 18 ministries as members and head of the logistics division as member convenor. It has been mandated to review and monitor implementation of the PM GatiShakti NMP to ensure logistics efficiency, according to an official release.

It is empowered to prescribe framework and norms for undertaking any subsequent amendments to the NMP. EGOS shall also set out the procedure and definitive framework for synchronization of various activities, and ensure that various initiatives of infrastructure development are part of the common integrated digital platform.

EGOS will also look at the interventions required to meet the demand side, in efficiently transporting bulk goods on the requirement of various ministries.

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