Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

PM Modi said that all the pending projects will be completed by 2022 while chairing the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), a monthly web-based interaction with bureaucrats. During this, the decades’ old Howrah-Amta-Champadanga new broad gauge line project came up for review. The railway project was sanctioned in 1974-75 following a request from the state, but land acquisition started only in 2009.

This was his 20th interaction through PRAGATI.

He has instructed all the secretaries at the Centre and chief secretaries in states that the “yesteryear’ speed of implementation won’t be acceptable”. The country won’t forget us for all these delays. Modi has also asked railways to follow “grand challenge mode” for undertaking railway projects.

He has also urged all the chief secretaries to work expeditiously towards ensuring that all traders register under the GST regime before August 15.

He said we will be celebrating 75 years of India’s independence in 2022. All departments must strive to ensure all pending projects are completed by then.

By Mahak