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NATION | Good Governance-PRAGATI

Prime Minister Chairs the 53rd PRAGATI Meeting

Quality and Pace

Hand-in-Hand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversees the PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely
Implementation) meeting—an ICT-based, multi-modal platform designed to ensure
proactive governance and the timely completion of tasks. In this series, he chaired
the 53rd PRAGATI meeting on August 25. During the meeting, he reviewed six major
infrastructure projects spanning the railway, road, and energy sectors...

elays in infrastructure projects not only ultimately culminate in the timely completion and
escalate costs but also postpone the commissioning of the entire project. Consequently,
Dbenefits intended for citizens, businesses, ministries and states were urged to adopt an
and the economy. Speaking at the meeting, the end-to-end approach to project execution and
PM emphasized that infrastructure projects to address any bottlenecks that could delay the
should be viewed as integrated entities rather project’s commissioning and the realization of its
than as fragmented parts, segments, or packages; benefits. He called for fostering a proactive work
they require comprehensive monitoring. culture within ministries and state governments
Progress made across individual packages must and emphasized the need for accountability at

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