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PM GatiShakti National Master Plan Evaluates 293 Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹13.59 Lakh Crore

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan Evaluates 293 Infrastructure Projects Worth ₹13.59 Lakh Crore

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP) was launched in October 2021. Since the launch, substantial progress has been made, which includes development of the geospatial platform, integration of multiple georeferenced data, provision of planning tools/software for planning infrastructure projects (including socio-economic infrastructure), and capacity building. Mechanism of Network Planning Group(NPG) has been institutionalised, under which infrastructure projects are evaluated for integrated planning, multimodality, inter-modality, synchronization of efforts, whole of Government approach and Last-mile connectivity in and around the project catchment area. So far, 293 infrastructure projects amounting to Rs. 13.59 Lakh Crore have been evaluated through the NPG mechanism.

Under PM GatiShakti initiative, as on date, 57 Central Ministries/Departments including 8 Infrastructure, 22 Social and 27 Economic & other Ministries/Departments have been onboarded on PMGS NMP. 36 States/UTs have also been onboarded on PMGS NMP. About 1700 data layers, including 969 layers from States/UTs and 731 layers from Central Ministries/Departments, have been mapped and integrated on the PMGS NMP. Year wise progress made under PMGS is given in Annexure-A

The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan has no specific or separate fund allocation. However, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure through Part- II of the “Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022- 23” made a provision of ₹ 5000 crores for disbursement among the States for PMGS related infrastructure development.

36 new Ministries/Departments, in addition to initial 21, have been included in the PMGS-National Master Plan. As on date, total 57 Central Ministries/Departments have been onboarded on PMGS NMP. The details are given in Annexure-B

This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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Abhishek Dayal/Abhijith Narayanan/Shabbir Azad    

  ANNEXURE-A

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 2658 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2025.

Year 2021 – 2022

Year 2022 – 2023

Year 2023 – 2024

Year 2024 – 2025

Year 2025 – 2026

ANNEXURE-B

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 2658 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2025.

List of Ministries onboarded on PMGS NMP

INFRASTRUCTURE (8 Ministries/Departments)

Sr. No

Name of Ministry

Department

1.

Ministry of Railway (MoR)

 

2.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)

 

3.

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)

 

4.

Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW)

 

5.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)

 

6.

Ministry of Communication

Department of Telecommunication (DoT)

7.

Ministry of Power (MoP)

 

8.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

 

 

SOCIAL (22Ministries/Departments)

1.

Ministry of AYUSH

 

2.

Ministry of Culture

 

3.

Ministry of Education

Department of Higher Education,

Department of School, Education & Literacy

4.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfares Facilities

Department of Health Research

5.

Ministry of Jal Shakti

Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation

Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

6.

Ministry of Labour and Employment

 

7.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

 

8.

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA)

 

9.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)

 

10.

Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)

 

11.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

 

12.

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department of Social Justice

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

13.

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs (MoSYA)

Department of Sports

Department of Youth Affairs

14.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA)

 

15.

Ministry of Tourism

 

16.

Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD)

 

17.

Ministry of Communication* *Ministry already counted in Infra ministries

Department of Post

 

ECONOMIC (20 Ministries/Departments)

1.

Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI)

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Department of Commerce

2.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

 

3.

Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

Department of Fertilizers

Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals

Department of Pharmaceuticals

4.

Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

Department of Food and Public Distribution

Department of Consumer Affairs

5.

Ministry of Coal

 

6.

Ministry of Earth Science

 

7.

Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology (MEITY)

 

8.

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying

Department of Fisheries

9.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

 

10.

Ministry of Heavy Industries

 

11.

Ministry of Mines

 

12.

Ministry of Steel

 

13.

Ministry of Textile

 

14.

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

 

15.

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

OTHER (7 Ministries/Departments)

1.

Ministry of Defence

 

2.

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

 

3.

Ministry of Co-operation

 

4.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

 

5.

Ministry of Home Affairs

 

6.

Ministry of Information Broadcasting

 

7.

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions