Lok Sabha Question No. 2903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: PM Gati Shakti Yojana
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2903.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2023.

## PM GATI SHAKTI YOJANA

## 2903. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has launched PM Gati Shakti Yojana to increase business environment, competitiveness and reduce logistic costs in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any assessment/review to find out the achievement of the PM Gati Shakti Yojana in the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): Hon'ble Prime Minister launched the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) on 13 th October 2021 for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones. PM GatiShakti National Master Plan provides a comprehensive database of the trunk & utility infrastructure, ongoing & future projects of various Infrastructure and      Economic Ministries/Departments of   Central   Government   and States/UT s.  This  data  is  integrated with  the  GIS-enabled  PM  GatiShakti platform, thereby facilitating the  integrated  planning,  designing,  and monitoring  of  the  Next Generation infrastructure projects on a single portal.

Economic  Zones  like  textile clusters, pharmaceutical clusters, defence  corridors,  electronic  parks,  industrial corridors, fishing clusters, agri zones etc. are being mapped for integrated infrastructure  planning  and  make  Indian  businesses  more  cost-

|            | competitive. This will boost economic growth, attract foreign investments while de-risking investments by visualizing the connectivity, and enhance the country's global competitiveness in export markets. While the development of integrated infrastructure development is addressed through the PM Gati Shakti NMP, efficiency in services (like processes, digital systems, and regulatory framework) and human resources is addressed by the National Logistics Policy, 2022 through itsComprehensive Logistics Action Plan (CLAP). NMP and National LogisticsPolicy together provide a framework for creating a data-driven decision support mechanism for an efficient logistics ecosystem aimed at reducing logistics costs and enhancing logistics efficiency in the country.   |
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| (c) & (d): | PM GatiShakti is a Whole-of-Government approach adopted to facilitate integrated planning of multimodal infrastructure through collaboration among the concerned Ministries. So far, the Logistics Division of DPIIT has conducted 62 Network Planning Group (NPG) meetings to assess the comprehensive area-based socio-economic development of infrastructure projects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|            | The feedback from various Ministries has been received; inter-alia Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is using PM GatiShakti for ground surveys, land records, and highway alignments resulting in saving time and costs in the planning of projects; Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas utilizes NMP's electronic Detail Route Survey (eDRS) to generate reports in a shorter span of time; Ministry of Railways hasfinalised Final Location Survey (FLS) in FY 2021-22 at a much faster rateas compared to FY 2020-21, to cite a few examples.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|            | Further, the PM GatiShakti institutional mechanism has been adopted by States/UTs and NPG meetings are also being organized at State/UT level to assess last and first-mile connectivity gaps and ensure seamless movement of people, goods & services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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