📋 Tender Overview
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CCEA has approved PM GatiShakti National Master Plan including institutional framework for rolling out implementation monitoring and support mechanism for providing multi-modal connectivity.Honble Prime Minister launched PM GatiShakti NMP for multi-modal connectivity on 13th October 2021. Implementation framework includes Empowered Group of Secretaries EGOS Network Planning Group NPG and Technical Support Unit TSU with required technical competencies.EGOS will be headed by Cabinet Secretary and will consist of Secretaries of 18 Ministries as members and Head of Logistics Division as Member Convenor. The EGOS has been mandated to review and monitor implementation of the PM GatiShakti NMP to ensure logistics efficiency. It is empowered to prescribe framework and norms for undertaking any subsequent amendments to the NMP.EGOS shall also set out the procedure and definitive framework for synchronization of various activities and ensure that various initiatives of infrastructure development are part of the common integrated digital platform. EGOS will also look at the interventions required to meet the demand side in efficiently transporting bulk goods on the requirement of various Ministries like Steel Coal Fertilizer etc.CCEA has also approved formation composition and terms of reference for Network Planning Group NPG consisting of heads of Network Planning wing of respective infrastructure ministries and it will assist the EGOS.Further in view of the complexities involved in overall integration of networks enhancing optimization to avoid duplication of works for holistic development of any region as well as reducing logistics costs through micro-plan detailing the Technical Support Unit TSU is approved for providing the required competencies. The structure of TSU has also been approved. TSU shall have domain experts from various infrastructure sectors as Aviation Maritime Public Transport Rail Roads Highways Ports etc. and Subject Matter Experts SMEs as Urban Transport Planning Structures Roads Bridges Buildings Power Pipeline GIS ICT FinanceMarket PPP logistics Data Analytics etc.The PM GatiShakti NMP is 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. 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. With this approval the roll out of PM GatiShakti will get further momentum which will result in holistic and integrated planning framework for infrastructure development in the country.With this approval PM GatiShakti shall bring in various stakeholders together and help integrate different modes of transportation. PM Gatishakti NMP for multi-modal connectivity will ensure holistic governance at the Centre of which are people of India industries of India manufacturers of India and farmers of India.
