A Regional Workshop for the South Zone on PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) is being organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on March 10-11, 2023, at Le Meridien in Kochi. The two-day Workshop will see the participation of senior government officials from various central ministries and departments. Representatives of the governments of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu will also participate in the Workshop.
Day One of the Workshop will feature discussions on infrastructure and social sector planning, demonstration of the adoption of PM Gati Shakti with a holistic approach, and demonstration of best practices by States/UTs, followed by a presentation of Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to showcase the different components of logistics.
Day 2 of the Workshop will feature a presentation on the salient features of the National Logistics Policy and Comprehensive Logistics Action Plan, along with discussions on formulation, implementation and monitoring of State Logistics Policies to create sustainable cities. The day’s programme will also include a site visit to Kochi Port to study Port Connectivity and Coastal projects.
The Regional Workshop in Kochi is the second among the five regional workshops being planned across the country. The first regional workshop was held in Goa on February 20, 2023. They are being organized by DPIIT in partnership with States/UTs and aim at bringing about more vigor and building synergy with all the stakeholders of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). The regional workshops are also focusing on strengthening the institutional mechanism of State Technical Support Units (TSU) for integrated planning. Identifying common challenges and issues in adoption and implementation of PM GatiShakti NMP and discussions on roadmaps for adoption of PM GatiShakti for planning at the district level are also key focus areas.
All 36 States/UTs have constituted an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), Network Planning Group (NPG), and Technical Support Unit (TSU) for integrated planning and project implementation of the PM GatiShakti NMP.