It has been designed for faster planning and better design so that the impact of an investment is maximised.The NPG has representations from various connectivity infrastructure ministries/ departments, involving their heads of network planning division for unified planning and integration of the proposals.All these departments approach the NPG first for approval before making a DPR (Detailed Project Report) at the planning stage.After the NPG’s clearance, the project follows the normal procedure of approval by the finance ministry and the Cabinet.Over 1,600 layers of data, including those related to land, ports, forests, and highways, are available on the portal. Usage of the portal by different ministries, including social sector departments and states, is increasing, and it is helping in the proper planning of projects.Also, as many as 156 critical infrastructure gaps to ports and for movement of bulk commodities like coal, cement, fertilisers and foodgrains, have been identified for intervention under the PM Gati Shakti initiative.The department is working with states for integration of updated land record data, the official added.Besides, he said that Nepal and Sri Lanka have shown keen interest in this initiative. “We can roll it for them also. With Sri Lanka, we are working out the things,” he said. He said that the department is working to roll out the initiative at the district level, and in the next 1-2 months, “we should be able to roll it out”.
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