Context:
Following the 50th review meeting of PRAGATI, the Cabinet Secretary highlighted that land acquisition has emerged as the single largest cause of infrastructure project delays, accounting for around 35% of stalled or delayed projects. This underscores persistent Centre–State and inter-departmental coordination challenges in India’s infrastructure push.
About Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)
What it is
- PRAGATI is a centralised, ICT-enabled governance platform for:
- Grievance redressal
- Programme implementation
- Monitoring of projects of national importance
- Enables real-time review and resolution of critical bottlenecks.
Launched
- 25 March 2015, by the Government of India under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
Objectives
- Ensure timely implementation of infrastructure and development projects.
- Resolve inter-ministerial and Centre–State coordination issues.
- Promote e-transparency, accountability, and outcome-based governance.
