New Delhi - Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a review meeting on adoption of PM GatiShakti (PMGS) by social sector Ministries in project planning and implementation on 1st August 2023 in New Delhi. After achieving momentum in adoption of PMGS principles in trunk and utility infrastructure planning, the focus is now on expanding outreach of usage of PMGS-National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) in social sector planning. More than 50 Officers from 22 social sector Ministries/ Departments participated in the meeting.

Secretary, DPIIT, Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, highlighted the immense utility of PMGS-National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) in social sector planning and the need for efforts to be made at district level for the benefits to percolate at grassroot level and promote ease of living, and ease of doing business.

Special Secretary (Logistics), DPIIT, Smt. Sumita Dawra emphasized on the importance of PMGS-NMP in Social Sector planning for ease of project planning, improved last mile and first-mile delivery and better access to services. She reiterated that the focus of the meeting is to assess the status of readiness and adoption of PMGS-NMP in social sector planning. This inter alia covered development of portals; uploading of authenticated data along with attributes; data standardization and quality as part of the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP); adoption of comprehensive area development approach to planning.

In the meeting, presentations by 22 Social sector Ministries/Departments were made on the status of the progress in adoption of NMP, measures being taken for data management, i.e., improving the data quality, data uploading, & validation of data, and challenges and issues towards adoption of PM GatiShakti.