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Prime Minister Modi Presides Over 51st PRAGATI Meeting

Emphasis on Regular Monitoring

and Public Participation

PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) has emerged as a crucial and
effective platform for digital governance in India. Under the regular chairmanship of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, this platform has played a pivotal role in fast-tracking numerous
major projects since March 2015. Continuing this initiative, Prime Minister Modi presided
over the 51st PRAGATI meeting on May 27 to ensure better and time-bound governance by
synergizing the efforts of the Central and State governments...

residing over the 51st meeting of PRAGATI—an delays in the implementation of public projects not
PICT-enabled, multi-modal platform—Prime Minis- only lead to cost escalations but also result in delays
ter Narendra Modi reviewed seven infrastructure proj- in delivering amenities to the common citizens. He
ects spanning the railway, power, and road sectors, stated that every delay has a direct impact on people’s
with a combined cost of approximately ₹30,000 lives, regional development, and public resources.
crore. During the meeting, PM Modi emphasized that In this context, he urged ministries, departments,
and states to adopt a proactive approach to resolve
pending issues, remove bottlenecks, and expedite the
PM Modi Reviews completion of work.
Key Projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the
Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project should serve as
n Seven infrastructure projects spanning the a model for other states, enabling them to resolve
railway, power, and road sectors.
water-related issues among themselves through
n Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and the mutual consensus. He urged the states to expedite
Ken-Betwa Link Project. the completion of infrastructure related to solid waste
n A call to expand rooftop solar coverage in management—including waste processing plants and
urban areas on a mission-mode basis. ‘GOBARdhan’ plants—as soon as possible. Meanwhile,
acting upon the Prime Minister’s advice, a mechanism
₹30,000 crore worth of projects, for the monthly review of social sector schemes has
spread across nine
been initiated at the state level, commencing with a
states, were reviewed
review of the Swachh Bharat Mission. n

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