What is PM Gati Shakti Master Plan?

These projects will provide multimodal connectivity and seamless movement of goods and passengers, and increase logistics efficiency across the country

Prime Minister said, "Gati Shakti National Master Plan is going to change the face of India's infrastructure and its multimodal logistics"

PM GatiShakti to help in planning social infrastructure: Piyush Goyal

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He also said that the PM GatiShakti portal has over 1,600 data layers related to subjects such as land, forest, mines and existing infrastructure

Goyal said the objective is to transform connectivity infrastructure in India

Lack of coordination between depts and ministries within the govt on the one hand, and between the Centre and the states on the other, has proved to be a hurdle

State-owned BBNL to take up work that will ensure connectivity across the country

Under a 100-trillion-rupee ($1.2 trillion) mega project called PM Gati Shakti Modi's administration is creating a digital platform that combines 16 ministries

Under a $1.2 trillion mega project called PM Gati Shakti -- Hindi for strength of speed -- Modi's administration is creating a digital platform that combines 16 ministries

The policy will be implemented through a Comprehensive Logistics Action Plan (CLAP), which will include key action areas

In line with earlier plans such as National Rail Plan and Maritime India Vision, NLP aims to bring sweeping changes in the current costly, polluting and congesting modal mix of Indian logistics

PM Modi will also launch ULIP that will enable integration with existing data sources of ministries, as well as data exchange with private players

Preparing protocols for private users' access is crucial, as there is a need to keep in mind the data and national security concerns

"For some reasons...the three corridors coming from the south have not been dealt with in an elaborate fashion," Sitharaman said

Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

To ensure these have logistics & infrastructure connectivity, before it receives Cabinet nod

Detailed project reports of East-West and North-South freight corridors being reworked

Road projects top the pecking order, states to upload data by March-end

For years, one of the country's finest ports, JNPT, had "very bad" connectivity because of "bad" planning and that is what this government is trying to change with this initiative, said Piyush Goyal