PM Gati Shakti plan
- October 22, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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PM Gati Shakti plan
Subject – Economy
Context – Government panel Okays group to steer PM Gati Shakti plan
Concept –
- The government set in motion the execution of its ambitious PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) by approving a three-tier mechanism, including an all-powerful empowered group of secretaries (EGOS) under the Cabinet Secretary to review and monitor the implementation of the plan.
- A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister. The CCEA also approved constitution of a Network Planning Group (NPG) and a Technical Support Unit (TSU) to assist the EGOS.
- EGOS will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary and will consist of Secretaries of 18 ministries as members and head of Logistics Division as member-convenor.
- EGOS is empowered to prescribe framework and norms for undertaking any subsequent amendments to the NMP.
- EGOS will also look at interventions required to meet the demand side, in efficiently transporting bulk goods on the requirement of various Ministries like Steel, Coal, Fertilizer, etc.
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