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PM Modi reviews 6 infra projects worth Rs 30,000 crore in PRAGATI meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled platform for proactive governance and timely implementation, at Seva Teerth on August 25. He reviewed six key infrastructure projects in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled platform for proactive governance and timely implementation, at Seva Teerth on August 25. He reviewed six key infrastructure projects in the Railway, Road and Power sectors across nine states with a cumulative cost of over Rs 30,000 crore.
Modi stressed that project delays cause not just cost overruns but also postpone benefits to citizens and the economy. He called for an end-to-end approach, asking ministries and states to address critical gaps and ensure timely completion of entire projects, not just individual packages.
The PM also reviewed cyber fraud cases including digital arrest incidents, urging continuous public awareness campaigns for senior citizens, youth and other vulnerable groups. On AgriStack under the Digital Agriculture Mission, he emphasised using AI and modern digital technologies to derive greater value from agricultural data across the value chain.
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PRAGATI, launched in 2015, gives the PM a direct line to review central and state projects through video-conferencing and real-time data. The 53 meetings have now covered projects worth over Rs 17 lakh crore, according to the Prime Minister's Office. This review focused on integrated planning, common utility corridors alongside transport projects, a long-standing recommendation of the Comptroller and Auditor General to reduce cost and duplication. The real test will be whether states, which control land acquisition and local clearances, can match the Centre's push on timelines. The AgriStack digital push, if implemented, would give the government granular data on cropping patterns, input use and yields, raising privacy and data-use questions that Parliament has not yet addressed. The next PRAGATI meeting will show if the projects reviewed this time move from discussion to completion deadlines.
The 53rd PRAGATI meeting reviewed projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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