NEW DELHI: The government has developed the PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan and made tangible actions, said President Droupadi Murmu, to address the issues of infrastructure development.

The PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan has received positive feedback from the states and union territories as well, and she said that this will increase multimodal connectivity throughout the nation.

"Over the past two decades, we have observed two key difficulties in India's infrastructure development. First of all, significant infrastructure projects could not be finished on schedule. Second, several agencies and governments operated at their own convenience," the President said. This, she added, not only resulted in the misuse of government resources and time overruns but also led to inconvenience to the common man.

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"My government is working to establish India as the world's most competitive logistics hub." The National Logistics Policy was introduced in the nation last year to address this, the President said. Implementation of this policy will minimise the logistics cost.

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The PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity, which was previously introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is essentially a digital platform for 16 ministries, including roads and railways, to collaborate on integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.

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People, commodities, and services will be able to move from one mode of transportation to another thanks to the multi-modal connection, which will offer integrated and seamless connectivity. It will speed up last-mile infrastructure connectivity and shorten people's commutes.

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