PRAGATI
- POLITY
News: The
Prime Minister chaired the 44th PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely
Implementation) meeting on August 28, 2024.
What’s
in the news?
Key
Highlights of the Meeting
- The meeting focused on seven key
projects, including road connectivity, rail infrastructure, and
initiatives in the coal, power, and water sectors.
- The PM highlighted that project
delays lead to increased costs and deny the public the benefits intended
for these projects.
- The PM advocated for the “Ek
Ped Maa ke Naam” campaign to plant trees as part of project development,
to balance development with environmental sustainability.
- The PM urged continued efforts in the
Mission Amrit Sarovar program, which involves the creation and maintenance
of water bodies like ponds and lakes.
About
PRAGATI
- It was launched by the Prime
Minister in 2015.
- It is an innovative platform that
aims towards establishing good governance practices among various
stakeholders, by combining Digital data management, video conferencing and
geo-spatial technology.
- It allows citizens to raise their
concerns and issues directly with the government.
- It monitors key government
programs to ensure that they are implemented to
schedule and targets accomplished.
- Three-Tier System:
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO) –
Monitor complete process
- Union Government Secretaries -
Manage specific departments
- Chief Secretary of States - Take
care of all state-level concerns
- The Prime Minister holds a
PRAGATI meeting every fourth Wednesday at 3:30 PM.
- The platform combines databases from
multiple sources including CPGRAMS (grievances), Project Monitoring Group
(PMG) and Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
Significance
of PRAGATI
- Since it is an IT-based project, it
is easy to monitor the status of various projects under PRAGATI in
real time which will improve transparency and enhance processes.
- Promoting accountability in the
implementation of projects, PRAGATI involves
officials from both centres and states along with using real-time data to
make sure every stakeholder did their job.
- Effective grievance redressal by
offering a systematic approach to managing and resolving public
complaints.
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2049500