The PRAGATI initiative was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the chronic problem of large time and cost overruns in India’s public projects and welfare schemes. The PRAGATI mechanism deploys a technology-based platform for Project Monitoring, Citizens’ Grievance Redressal and Reviewing Scheme implementation through active collaboration of Central Ministries and State Governments.
The initiative aimed at improving Centre-Centre and Centre-State coordination in order to fast-track critical infrastructure projects facing Issues and Bottlenecks. It also focused on improving outcomes in flagship schemes showing sub-optimal performance or requiring structural reforms and assessing and resolving citizen grievances across sectors.
Prime Minister chairs PRAGATI review meetings directly with Chief Secretaries of States & Secretaries of Central Ministries/Departments to address issues in specific Projects & Schemes.
50 such review meetings have been held so far, as per a presentation made by the Cabinet Secretary and the other Departmental Secretaries in a media briefing on Friday. The outlays in capital expenditure have increased 3.6 times to Rs 15.53 lakh crore as per budget estimates for 2025-2026 from Rs 4.26 lakh crore in 2014-2015. Issues relating to land acquisition and law and order, among others, were resolved.
Out of the 382 projects reviewed by the Prime Minister, 114 were from the roads and transportation sector, while 109 were railway projects; other projects pertained to power, petroleum, and other areas.
The PRAGATI platform has accelerated the implementation of over 3300 projects worth over Rs 85 lakh crore and 61 Government schemes, including One Nation-One Ration Card and the Swachh Bharat Mission, among others. Overall, the system received 7735 issues, and 7156 of them were resolved.
Overall, 427 Railway Projects faced 1568 Issues, out of which1437 issues have been resolved via PRAGATI-led Ecosystem. 1463 road and highway Projects faced 2095 Issues, out of which 1968 issues have been resolved via the PRAGATI-led ecosystem. 416 Power Projects faced 885 Issues, out of which 803 issues have been resolved via PRAGATI-led Ecosystem.
