The union cabinet on Thursday (October 21) approved the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. This has been informed by Union Minister Anurag Thakur. It was on October 13 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity to accelerate and bring infrastructure development on a common path.

\The Rs 100 lakh-crore Gati Shakti plan envisions a centralised portal consisting of all existing and planned infrastructure initiatives of about 16 central ministries and departments for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infra connectivity projects. The plan was first announced from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15 on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day. The plan seeks to end bureaucratic entanglements and break inter-ministerial silos with regard to infrastructure projects.

Presently, under the Gati Shakti master plan, 16 crucial ministries will be a part of the initiative. The ministries to be brought under the ambit of the platform include railways, roads and highways, petroleum & gas, telecom, power, shipping, and aviation, among others.
 

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