Source: PIB
Context:
The Government of India has launched PM GatiShakti Public, a public version of the national master plan for infrastructure, marking a key step towards transparent, data-driven, and integrated infrastructure development. This initiative extends the GatiShakti framework, launched in 2021, to the public and private sectors for improved planning and coordination.
About PM GatiShakti:
- Launched: 2021
- Objective: Enhance multi-modal infrastructure planning and coordination across sectors such as transport, energy, logistics, and urban development.
- Features:
- Integrated Planning: Combines ministries’ infrastructure projects in a unified digital platform.
- Technology-Driven: Uses GIS-based mapping and real-time project monitoring.
- Coordination: Reduces delays and cost overruns by synchronising various government and private sector projects.
PM GatiShakti Public Platform:
- Key Initiative: Launch of PM GatiShakti Public via the Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI).
- Purpose: Democratizes access to geospatial and infrastructure data for private entities, researchers, consultants, and citizens.
- Functionality:
- Access to 230 approved datasets on physical and social infrastructure assets.
- Conduct site suitability analyses, connectivity mapping, alignment planning, compliance checks.
- Generate analytical reports with pre-defined templates or user-defined criteria.
- Visualize multi-layered geospatial data to improve project design and inter-agency coordination.
- Technology & Security:
- Developed by BISAG-N and powered by National Geospatial Data Registry (NGDR).
- Self-registration with strong authentication and data security protocols.
- Future Evolution: New data layers and analytical modules to be added based on user feedback and emerging needs.
