Indian delegation briefs NPC members about PM Gati Shakti

KATHMANDU: A delegation from India held a meeting with National Planning Commission (NPC) members on Wednesday and briefed them about PM Gati Shakti - National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity, a digital platform for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects. The visiting delegation included Sumita Daura, Special Secretary of Industry and Internal Business Promotion Department under India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Karun Bansal, First Secretary at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, and technical team members from the Ministry of External Affairs and PM Gati Shakti. The Indian team said that they have been working by making the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan according to the vision of their Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to achieve success in the journey of prosperity. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, during his visit to India, had also held a discussion with his Indian counterpart Modi regarding the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, which is a transformative approach to infrastructure development in India. PM Gati Shakti was started in India in 2021. Its purpose is to improve the efficiency of transport infrastructure through integrated and multi-modal transport system. India has established an institutional structure for coordinated and integrated planning, development and implementation. Its objectives are to speed up infrastructure construction, reduce costs, create jobs, and ensure integrated planning and implementation of physical infrastructure projects in the next four years. The delegation from India said they could provide the necessary technology and software support to develop an integrated plan for multi-modal connectivity which can be hosted by creating a 'geographic information system (GIS)-enabled platform'. There was also a discussion about the possibility of conducting training and capacity development programmes for Nepal. NPC Executive Vice-Chairman Ram Kumar Phuyal thanked the Indian team for the presentation and said that they will continue to cooperate on the necessary issues. NPC Member Jay Kant Raut, Acting Member Secretary Suman Dahal, Joint Secretary Kiran Rupakheti and Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Asia Division Joint Secretary Ram Prasad Subedi among others participated in the meeting. READ ALSO:

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