Lok Sabha Question No. 2706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: PM Gati Shakti Scheme in West Bengal
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2706.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## PM GATI SHAKTI SCHEME IN WEST BENGAL

## 2706.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the current status of implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan in West Bengal including the nature, location and completion status of each project;
- (b) the specific infrastructure sectors such as ports, railways, roads, and logistics parks-that these projects encompass and the manner in which they contribute to enhancing multi-modal connectivity in the State;
- (c) whether there are additional projects in the pipeline under the PM Gati Shakti framework for West Bengal and if so, the details thereof along with their scope, estimated investment and expected timelines; and
- (d) the  mechanisms  established  to  monitor  the  progress  and  ensure  timely completion of these projects, including coordination between Central and State agencies?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to (c): PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP) was launched in October 2021.  PMGS  NMP  adopts  a  "Whole  of  Government"  approach,  fostering convergence, collaboration and integration among various Central Ministries and State/UT governments to achieve comprehensive and integrated infrastructure planning and development. As on date, 58 Ministries/Departments and 36 States/UTs ,including West Bengal, have been onboarded onto the PMGS NMP.

Under  the  PM  GatiShakti  framework,  a  Network  Planning  Group  (NPG) mechanism has been institutionalized both at the Centre and State level, under which  infrastructure  projects  are  being  evaluated  for  integrated  planning, multimodality, inter-modality,  last-mile  connectivity  in  and  around  the  project catchment area to  improve  logistics  efficiency.  So  far  324  Infrastructure projects worth an estimated cost of Rs.14.73 Lakh Crore have been evaluated through NPG mechanism at the Centre. Out of these, 19 projects are falling fully/partially in the State of West Bengal, details of these projects are given at Annexure-I .

Further,  one  project  of  Ministry  of  Railways  with  estimated  cost  of  Rs.3056 Crore and one project of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways with estimated cost of Rs.2025 Crore, passing through the State of West Bengal, are in the process of evaluation by Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti framework.

- (d): An  institutional  mechanism  of  Project  Monitoring  Group  (PMG)  has  been established  for  fast  tracking  the  implementation  of  large-scale  infrastructure projects and resolving regulatory bottlenecks / issues in implementation of such projects, if any, in coordination with concerned Central and State agencies. This is  in  addition  to  the  internal  monitoring  and  review  mechanisms  of  the respective project implementing departments/agencies.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2706 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2025.

Details of Central Government Projects of different sector, evaluated by Network Planning Group (NPG) till date, which arefalling fully or partially in the State of West Bengal.

|   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Proponent Ministry                    | States in which project is falling   | Estimated Cost of the project (in Crore of Rupees)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Doubling of Katihar - Kumedpur section and Katihar - Mukuria section on North East Frontier Railway (64.14 km)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Ministry of Railways                  | Bihar, West Bengal                   | ₹ 942.64                                             |
|        2 | Gorakhpur-Siliguri Corridor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal    | ₹ 27,545.00                                          |
|        3 | Indo Nepal Border - Haldia Corridor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal        | ₹ 30,233.00                                          |
|        4 | Provision of Automatic Signaling with CTC in New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati (via Rangiya) & Katihar - Mukuria sections under HDN route of NF Railway                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Ministry of Railways                  | Bihar, West Bengal and Assam         | ₹ 542.43                                             |
|        5 | Sonnagar - Andal 3rd & 4th Railway line                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Ministry of Railways                  | Bihar, West Bengal                   | ₹ 12,333.57                                          |
|        6 | New BG line between Buramara to Chakulia(59.96)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Ministry of Railways                  | Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha       | ₹ 1,467.54                                           |
|        7 | Kharagpur-Burdwan- Moregram (NH-116A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | West Bengal                          | ₹ 10,247.00                                          |
|        8 | Balance works of Rehabilitation and Up- gradation to Four Laning of NH-31D from Km. 113+200 Km.154+854 (Package-IIA) of Ghoshpukur-Dhupguri- Salsalabari Section in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode & Rehabilitation and Up-gradation to Four Laning of NH-31D from Km./Ch. 83+340 to Km./Ch.113+200 (Package-II B) of Ghoshpukur-Salsalabari Section in the State of West Bengal on EPC Mode | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways | West Bengal                          | ₹ 2,642.43                                           |

|   9 | Construction of 6-lane Greenfield Highway from JH/WB Border to Bagnan along with Spur from Bagnan to Bishnupur and 4 laning of existing NH-12 (old NH- 117) from Joka to Shirakole Bazar including Amtala bypass   | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways   | West Bengal                    | ₹ 20,085.00   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
|  10 | 3rd BG Railway Line for Chandil- Anara-Burnpur (Damodar) Section (121.260 km )                                                                                                                                     | Ministry of Railways                    | Jharkhand, West Bengal         | ₹ 1,932.01    |
|  11 | Automatic Block signalling in 522 KM of freight dense High Utilised Network (HUN) route in South Eastern Railway.                                                                                                  | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha | ₹ 773.47      |
|  12 | Bagdogra Airport                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Ministry of Civil Aviation              | West Bengal                    | ₹ 1,549.00    |
|  13 | Chandanpur - Shaktigarh 4th Line                                                                                                                                                                                   | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal                    | ₹ 700.00      |
|  14 | Aluabari - New Jalpaiguri Quadrupling                                                                                                                                                                              | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal & Bihar            | ₹ 1,633.22    |
|  15 | Murarai - Barharwa 3rd Line (Approx. 48.9 Km)                                                                                                                                                                      | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal/ Jharkhand         | ₹ 935.19      |
|  16 | Rampurhat - Bhagalpur Doubling                                                                                                                                                                                     | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar  | ₹ 2,999.57    |
|  17 | 4th Line Sanitha Pakur                                                                                                                                                                                             | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal & Jharkhand        | ₹ 1,435.58    |
|  18 | Barbenda -Damrughutu doubling and Damrughutu - Bokaro 3rd and 4th line                                                                                                                                             | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal & Jharkhand        | ₹ 767.56      |
|  19 | 4th Line between Santragachi - Panskura- Kharagpur                                                                                                                                                                 | Ministry of Railways                    | West Bengal                    | ₹ 2,616.57    |

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