8 textile parks, 129 pharma clusters mapped on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan: govt

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New Delhi: The government Tuesday said that the textiles ministry has mapped eight sanctioned PM Mitra Parks on the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) portal while the pharmaceuticals department has reported the successful completion of 129 pharma clusters and 23 medical device cluster projects...

The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways presented details on commissioned and ongoing projects, with an emphasis on critical infrastructure, the commerce and industry ministry said in the release...

The meeting reviewed the status of mapping of existing and proposed economic zones at NMP platform, and 100 identified critical infrastructure projects, and there was participation from over 60 officials of various departments...

She emphasised that over 1,300 infrastructure projects were envisaged as part of the PM GatiShakti initiative across diverse Ministries/Departments for comprehensive infrastructure planning, ensuring inclusive growth...

Also, an allocation of Rs 75,000 crore was made in the Union budget FY24 for one hundred critical transport infrastructure projects, for last and first mile connectivity for ports, coal, steel, fertilizer, and food grains sectors...

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