PMGS-NMP (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Economy)

Context: The union government plans to take the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) global to help both developing and developed nations streamline their infrastructure-planning processes with an integrated digital tool.

PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP)

• About: It is a digital platform will bring 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects.
• Launched: 13th October 2021 for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones. 
• Implementation: On 21st October 2021.
• Focus Area: Railways, Roads, Ports, Waterways, Airports, Mass Transport and Logistics Infrastructure.
• 6 pillars of the Plan: Comprehensiveness, Prioritisation, Optimization, Synchronisation, Analytical and Dnamic.

PM Gati Shakti Scheme

• About: It is a multi-modal connectivity plan with the goal of coordinating infrastructure project planning and execution to reduce logistics costs.
• Establishment: October 2021
• Aim: It is the first National Infrastructure Masterplan. The National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity is essentially a digital platform to bring 16 Ministries includes.