PRAGATI essential to sustain reform momentum, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stressed on the mantra of reform, perform and transform at the 50th meeting of PRAGATI, which accelerated projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore over the past decade. Chairing the meeting, the prime minister emphasised the use of technology in each and every phase of a project life cycle. The Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform must be strengthened further in the years ahead to ensure faster execution, higher quality and measurable outcomes for the citizens, he said.

The Prime Minister said that in the last decade, PRAGATI led ecosystem has helped accelerate projects worth more than 85 lakh crore rupees. He stressed that PRAGATI is essential to sustain reform momentum and ensure delivery. He encouraged States to institutionalise PRAGATI-like mechanisms, especially for the social sector at the level of the Chief Secretary. He further stated that Long-Pending Projects have been completed in national interest.

During a review of PM SHRI scheme, Prime Minister emphasized that the PM SHRI scheme must become a national benchmark for holistic and future ready school education. He said that implementation should be outcome oriented rather than infrastructure centric. He asked all the Chief Secretaries to closely monitor the PM SHRI scheme. He further emphasized that efforts must be made for making PM SHRI schools benchmark for other schools of state government. He also suggested that Senior officers of the government should undertake field visits to evaluate the performance of PM SHRI schools.