PMGS-NMP workshop is being held at Patna on 17th Oct

 PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP)

workshop is being held at Patna on 17th October,  covering 44 districts

Patna: 16-10- 2024

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) for integrated infrastructure planning, is fully operational. Successful use cases by Infra and Social sector Ministries /Departments and States/UTs are emerging. Holistic and integrated planning of defined areas on PM GatiShakti principles is being adopted under the ‘Area Development Approach’ initiative. 

In the endeavour to take PMGS to the district/local level, DPIIT with the technical support of BISAG-N is organising a series of six pan-India district-level workshops, covering more than 100 districts. 

The first district-level capacity building workshop was held at Bhopal (Central Zone) on 18th January 2024 with representatives including District Collectors, State and Central officials from 18 districts of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, and Officials from State Departments and Central Ministries/Departments. The second workshop was held at Pune (Western Zone) on 9th February 2024 with 11 Districts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The third District level workshop was held at Thiruvananthapuram (Southern Zone) on 13th August 2024 with 14 districts from Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. 

To take this forward, a fourth workshop is being held at Patna on 17th October 2024 covering 44 districts from the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The event will witness the participation of Shri Nitish Mishra, Hon'ble Minister Industries & Tourism, Government of Bihar, District Collectors from 44 districts along with officials from State Departments and Central Ministries/Departments. 

The focus would be on (i) showcasing best practices and use cases of PMGS, by various Infrastructure and Social Sector Ministries/Departments [such as  M/o Road, Highway and Transport, M/o Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), D/o Telecom, D/o School Education, M/o Tribal Affairs etc.] (ii) dovetailing PMGS’s geo-spatial technology and Area Development Approach, with NITI Aayog’s aspirational districts programme, to facilitate collaboration and better planning, and (iii) illustrating the utility of PMGS NMP platform in effective planning of infra, social and economic facilities and the role of District Collectors in facilitating comprehensive area-based planning. 

Expected outcomes envisaged would include effective planning and implementation under the Area Development Approach, saturation of selected locations with necessary social and economic infra, facilitating first and last-mile connectivity, effective implementation of existing schemes and programs, ultimately leading to inclusive growth and sustainable development across the region. 

These workshops will serve as an effective means for bringing together relevant stakeholders of the PM GatiShakti NMP for extensive deliberations and cross learnings between Districts, States/ UTs and Central Ministries/Departments. Further, it will envisage the usage of the District Master Plan for project planning.