Context

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI.

Key Highlights :

About PRAGATI

• Full Form: Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
• Nature: An ICT (Information and Communication Technology)–based multi-modal platform
• Development:

• • Developed internally by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
  • With technical support from the National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• Objective:

• • To enhance coordination between the Central and State Governments
  • To monitor major projects
  • To ensure time-bound implementation
• Launch Year: 2015
• Inspiration:

• • Inspired by SWAGAT (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology), implemented by Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat

Highlights of the 50th PRAGATI Meeting

• The Prime Minister reviewed five major infrastructure projects related to:

• • Roads
  • Railways
  • Power
  • Water Resources
  • Coal
• These projects are spread across five States.
• Total project cost: More than ₹40,000 crore.

Scale and Impact

• Over the years, the PRAGATI-led ecosystem has helped fast-track projects worth more than ₹85 lakh crore.
• Since 2014:

• • 377 projects have been reviewed under PRAGATI.
  • 3,162 issues were identified.
  • 2,958 issues (around 94%) have been resolved.
• This has significantly reduced:

• • Project delays
  • Cost overruns
  • Coordination failures

Implementation of Long-Pending Projects

• Several projects that had been stalled for decades were completed or decisively advanced after being brought under the PRAGATI platform.

Major Projects Reviewed

• Bogibeel Rail-Road Bridge (Assam): Conceptualised in 1997
• Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link: Work started in 1995
• Navi Mumbai International Airport: Conceived in 1997
• Modernisation and expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant: Approved in 2007
• Gadarwara and Lara Super Thermal Power Projects: Approved in 2008 and 2009, respectively

Review of PM SHRI Schools Scheme

• The Prime Minister emphasised that the scheme should:

• • Go beyond infrastructure creation
  • Become a national benchmark for future-ready and outcome-based school education
• States were advised to:
• • Monitor the scheme at the Chief Secretary level
  • Encourage senior officials to visit schools
• PM SHRI Schools should serve as model schools for other State-run schools.