Cabinet approves Gati Shakti plan for infra projects

New Delhi, October 21

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan for multi-modal infrastructure projects providing connectivity to economic zones.

Announcing the decision of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, “The PM Gati Shakti NMP is a programme intended to break departmental silos and bring in more holistic and integrated planning and execution of projects with a view to address the issues of multi-modal connectivity and last mile connectivity.”

The minister said, “This will help in bringing down the logistics cost. This will translate into enormous economic gains to consumers, farmers, youth as well as those engaged in businesses.” — TNS