Govt. to share PM Gati Shakti data
- The government is working out a mechanism to share data with industry and potential investors about multi-modal connectivity as well as other physical and social infrastructure captured on the PM Gati Shakti platform
- The Ministry of Electronics and IT has been asked to examine issues relating to data protection and privacy.
Pm Gati Shakti Scheme or National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity plan
- Aim: To ensure integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects, with focus on expediting works on the ground, saving costs and creating jobs.
- Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will bring 16 ministries including railways and roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
- The portal will offer 200+ layers of geospatial data, including that on existing infrastructure.
- It will also allow various government departments to track, in real-time and at one centralized place, the progress of various projects.
- It will subsume the Rs 110 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline that was launched in 2019.
- A project monitoring group under the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will monitor the progress of key projects in real-time.
Targets
- Gati shakti has set targets for all infrastructure ministries and the targets to be achieved by 2024-25:
- 11 industrial corridors and 2 new defence corridors (Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh), achieving a 1.7 lakh crore turnover in defence production.
- Around 38 electronics manufacturing clusters
- 109 pharma clusters
- Increase in the total cargo handled at Indian ports to 1759 MTPA
- Adding over 200 airports, helipads, and water aerodromes.
- Extending 4G connectivity to all villages
- Adding 17,000 km to the gas pipeline network is being planned.
Expected Outcomes
- The scheme will help mapping the existing and proposed connectivity projects.
- There will be immense clarity on how different regions and industrial hubs in the country are linked, particularly for last mile connectivity.
- A holistic and integrated transport connectivity strategy will greatly support Make in India and integrate different modes of transport.
- It will help India become the business capital of the world.
Prelims Takeaway
- National Infrastructure Pipeline
- Bharatmala Scheme
- Sagarmala Scheme