Gati Shakti documents released by Commerce Minister

Commerce MinisterPiyushGoyal released three documents, “Compendium of GatiShakti: Volume II”, “Compendium of Roles and Responsibilities on  GatiShakti National Master Plan” and “Handbook for District Collectors, GatiShakti National Master Plan for Area Development Approach”,

MrGoyal spoke about the benefits of GatiShakti National Master Plan in addressing significant problems through integrated data-driven mechanisms, ensuring cost effectiveness in project planning and implementation in time bound manner, and expeditious NOC approvals and land acquisitions.

 Minister of State for Commerce SomParkash, emphasised on-boarding of infrastructure, economic, and social Ministries/ Departments that has enabled holistic and integrated planning of complete areas on GatiShakti principles. He asserted that the release of these three documents will make our country’s infrastructure planning more synchronised and help improve India’s logistics efficiency.

Secretary, DPIIT, Rajesh Kumar Singh, asserted the tremendous improvement made in terms of area planning at the District/Local root level for hard infrastructure and soft infrastructure. These documents will benefit all stakeholders and enable integrated planning, elimination of ad-hoc issues and bring synergy amongst all relevant stakeholders at all Central, State and Local level.

Special Secretary (Logistics), DPIIT, Smt. SumitaDawra,  in her introductory remarks highlighted that the Logistics Division, DPIIT has undertaken concerted efforts pertaining to data ownership and quality management, and use cases of PMGS. In the last week, many of these initiatives have reached their logical conclusion. These include the release of Report on “Logistics Cost in India: Assessment and Long-term Framework”, the release of “Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) – 2023”, the Inauguration of BISAG-N Office-cum-training Centre at New Delhi. She emphasized that the three documents released will streamline the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in GatiShakti, facilitate area development planning at the District/Local level, and promote cross-learning amongst stakeholders.

To commemorate two years of the launch of GatiShakti, a “Compendium of  GatiShakti” was released on October 13, 2023. In continuation, a second edition “Compendium of GatiShakti: Volume II” has been developed to showcase 11 successful use cases of adoption of GatiShakti NMP by various line Ministries and States/UTs across different sectors.These cases encompass a wide array of projects, including the construction of a high-speed highway connecting Bareilly, Gorakhpur, and Siliguri, addressing urban congestion in Bengaluru and tourism initiatives in Arunachal Pradesh to improve connectivity and empower communities.It underscores the benefits of adopting GatiShakti,  including expeditious decision-making, integrated planning reducing time and cost overruns, and replacing manual planning processes with digital tools. The compendium aims to be a valuable resource, facilitating cross-learning among all stakeholders to enable Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living.