Why in News?
Recently, the Government of India has launched the ambitious
“PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan (NMP)” for multi-modal connectivity.
- The people of India, Indian industry, Indian business,
Indian manufacturers, Indian farmers are at the centre of the Gati Shakti
campaign. - It will give new energy to the present and future
generations of India to build the India of the 21st century and will remove the
obstacles in their path.
Theme: “Strengthening the National Master Plan”
Major Points:
Background:
- Finance Minister releases Report of the Task Force on
National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2019-2025. - According to NIP 2019-25, to achieve the GDP of $5 trillion by 2024-25, India needs to spend about $1.4 trillion
(Rs. 100 lakh crore) over these years on infrastructure. - In 2019, Government
of India announced RS.100 lakh crore would be invested on infrastructure over
the next five years including social and economic infrastructure projects. - NIP will enable
a forward outlook on infrastructure projects which will create jobs, improve
ease of living, and provide equitable access to infrastructure for all, thereby
making growth more inclusive. - NIP includes
economic and social infrastructure projects. - During the
fiscals 2020 to 2025, sectors such as Energy (24%), Roads (19%), Urban (16%),
and Railways (13%) amount to around 70% of the projected capital expenditure in
infrastructure in India.
About Mission Gati Shakti:
✓ Gati Shakti — a digital platform — will bring 16 Ministries
including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and
coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
✓ The need for holistic and integrated development across
departments to create next generation infrastructure by fostering
‘Will for progress,
work for progress,
wealth for progress,
plan for progress and preference for progress’.
✓ It will not only develop a work culture of completing the
projects within the stipulated time frame but efforts are now being made to
complete the projects ahead of time.
✓ Rs. 100 lakh crore national infrastructure master plan which
will make a foundation for holistic infrastructure and give an integrated
pathway to our economy.
✓ It will incorporate the infrastructure schemes of various
Ministries and State Governments like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways,
dry/land ports, UDAN etc.
✓ Economic Zones like textile clusters, pharmaceutical
clusters, defence corridors, electronic parks, industrial corridors, fishing
clusters, agri zones will be covered to improve connectivity & make Indian
businesses more competitive.
✓ It will also leverage technology extensively including
spatial planning tools with ISRO imagery developed by BiSAG-N (Bhaskaracharya
National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics).
✓ The multi-modal connectivity will provide integrated and
seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services from one mode
of transport to another.
E.g.
Mumbai Port Trust projects promoting multi-modal
connectivity:
In line with the goals of PM Gati Shakti, Mumbai Port Trust
is undertaking a slew of projects promoting multimodal connectivity. “The Trust
has set the goal of seeking harmony between the needs of the cargoes and ships
on one hand and the needs of the city (Mumbai) and citizenry on the other”.
Benefits:
- The project as a source of
employment opportunities for the youth in future. - It will help raise the global
profile of local manufacturers (Vocal for Local) and help them compete with
their counterparts worldwide. - It also raises possibilities of
new future economic zones. - Mission Gati Shakti can increase
both manufacturing and exports.
Its aim to
enhance ease of living, ease of doing business, minimize disruptions and
expedite cost efficient completion of works.
NMP will boost
economic growth, attracting foreign investments and enhance the country’s
global competitiveness there by enabling smooth transportation of goods, people
and services and creating employment opportunities.