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