CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -To carry out the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the Chief Minister launched the PM Gati Shakti Gujarat portal. This portal will be critical in realising the Prime Minister’s vision and expediting the implementation of this master plan, making Gujarat the first state in India to launch it at the state level.

Detailed explanation-2: -The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is designed to aid infrastructure planning and has a centralised portal that united the infrastructural initiatives planned and initiated by 16 central ministries and departments, including railways, roads and highways.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gati Shakti: Launch date On October 13, 2021, PM Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti (PMGS) scheme, aimed at breaking inter-ministerial silos and to integrate the planning of infrastructure projects.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was speaking at the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India from November 11-12, 2022 at Varanasi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since its launch in September 2021, the GIS-based Gati Shakti NMP has helped in identifying over 190 critical infrastructure gaps in five key sectors – ports, steel, coal, fertilisers, and food and public distribution. The line ministries have since been told to address these gaps.