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How PRAGATI Drives Accountability & Accelerates Mega Projects in India

The PRAGATI platform, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accelerated the implementation of mega projects and key welfare schemes through a structured escalation mechanism. It has facilitated the resolution of long-pending issues and sped up projects worth over ₹85 lakh crore in the last decade. The system ensures coordinated inter-ministerial action and timely decision-making to remove implementation bottlenecks. The completion of 50 PRAGATI meetings marks a significant shift towards a more accountable and coordinated governance culture in India.

Key Points: PRAGATI Platform Accelerates Projects, Drives Accountability in India

  • Systematic issue escalation
  • Inter-ministerial coordination
  • Technology-based monitoring
  • Projects worth ₹85 lakh crore
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PRAGATI driving accountability, accelerating project implementation: Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet Secretary highlights PRAGATI's role in accelerating projects worth ₹85 lakh crore, resolving bottlenecks through PM-led monitoring and inter-ministerial coordination.

"PRAGATI reflects a major shift in India's governance culture, where decisions are taken on time, accountability is fixed. - PM Narendra Modi"

New Delhi, Jan 2

Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation system has accelerated the implementation of mega projects and key welfare schemes.

The Cabinet Secretary highlighted the structured Project and Issue Escalation Mechanism under the PRAGATI-led ecosystem, which enables systematic monitoring and resolution of issues across multiple levels and state governments.

According to a Cabinet Secretariat statement, Somanathan highlighted that initially, issues are addressed at the Ministry level, while complex and critical issues are escalated through defined institutional mechanisms for higher-level review, culminating at PRAGATI meetings chaired by Prime Minister Modi.

The escalation framework ensures coordinated inter-ministerial action, timely decision-making, and focused resolution of implementation bottlenecks in projects of national importance.

Somanathan underscored that PRAGATI continues to serve as an effective platform for driving accountability and accelerating project implementation through close monitoring and review at the highest level.

In the last decade, the PRAGATI platform has helped speed up projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore and resolved long-pending issues through close coordination between the Centre and states, PM Modi said on Wednesday.

While chairing the 50th meeting of PRAGATI, PM Modi said the completion of 50 PRAGATI meetings reflects a major shift in India's governance culture, where decisions are taken on time, accountability is fixed and coordination between departments and states is strengthened.

The milestone meeting highlighted how technology-based monitoring and regular follow-up have changed the way governance works in India.

"This approach has directly improved delivery on the ground and made government action more visible in people's daily lives," PM Modi said.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister reviewed five major infrastructure projects related to roads, railways, power, water resources, and coal. These projects are spread across five states and involve a total investment of more than Rs 40,000 crore.

PM Modi stressed the need to ensure timely execution and remove bottlenecks through continuous monitoring.

- IANS

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Priya S
Rs 85 lakh crore worth of projects accelerated is a staggering number. If even half of that impact is real, it's a big deal for the economy. The key is whether this 'escalation mechanism' works equally well for a small local water scheme as it does for a mega highway. The proof will be in the last-mile delivery.
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Rohit P
Good initiative, but the real test is coordination with state governments. Often, Centre's projects get delayed because of state-level politics and inefficiency. If PRAGATI can genuinely get CMs and their bureaucrats on the same page, it will be a game-changer. Jai Hind!
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Sarah B
As someone who works in project management, a structured escalation framework is crucial. The fact that issues can go all the way up to the Prime Minister's review meeting creates immense pressure on officials to perform. This top-down monitoring can break silos between ministries, which is a chronic problem.
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Vikram M
While the intent is excellent, I hope this doesn't become just another data point for publicity. We need transparent, publicly accessible dashboards showing the status of these Rs 40,000 crore projects. Accountability should be to the public, not just within government corridors. A little more transparency would build greater trust.
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Michael C
The focus on "technology-based monitoring" is the right way forward. India's scale needs digital solutions for governance. If this system can reliably track milestones and flag delays automatically, it could save crores in cost overruns. Impressive milestone of 50 meetings.

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