Pariksha SaathiPM chairs the 54th PRAGATI meeting; reviews infrastructure projects worth over Rs 16,000 crore across 31 States and UTs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 54th meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform aimed at fostering Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, at Seva Teerth on 28 October 2026. The platform brings together the Central and State Governments to address implementation bottlenecks and improve the delivery of projects and welfare schemes. The Prime Minister reviewed infrastructure projects across the Railways, Ekta Malls and Drug Parks, covering 31 States/UTs and costing more than Rs 16,000 crore, with a focus on timelines, inter-agency coordination and timely issue resolution. He said PM Ekta Malls should provide markets for local products and strengthen the livelihoods of artisans, called for linking the malls with tourism and local businesses, and stressed regular review of their progress by Chief Secretaries. Reviewing Bulk Drug Parks in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, he stressed the need to prioritise domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and essential inputs to strengthen self-reliance. He asked Chief Secretaries to review schemes with District Magistrates every month, said governance must focus on outcomes over outlays, and, referring to the Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes, highlighted the role of convergence, regular monitoring and local accountability in accelerating development in underserved areas; he also noted that sustained efforts to strengthen governance and improve the delivery of welfare schemes had helped nearly 25 crore people move out of multidimensional poverty. Reviewing the redevelopment of Ahmedabad railway station, he called for expediting the redevelopment of major railway stations across the country, saying redeveloped stations should serve as multimodal transport hubs with seamless connectivity to metro and other transport networks.
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Learning context
According to a PIB Backgrounder of 13 January 2026, PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) was launched in 2015 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and draws its inspiration from SWAGAT (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology), a grievance redressal platform conceived by him as Chief Minister of Gujarat and launched in April 2003. PRAGATI brings together three technologies, digital data management, video conferencing and geo-spatial technology, and integrates platforms such as PM GatiShakti, PARIVESH and the PM Ref Portal. The Prime Minister chairs PRAGATI review meetings with Chief Secretaries of States and Secretaries of Central Ministries/Departments; after the meetings, projects are monitored by the Cabinet Secretariat, while schemes and grievances are reviewed at the Ministry level under the continuous oversight of the Prime Minister's Office. The Backgrounder said 382 major national projects had been reviewed under PRAGATI, 2,958 of 3,187 identified issues had been resolved and projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore had been fast-tracked; at the 50th meeting, five critical infrastructure projects spanning 5 States, with a cumulative cost of more than Rs 40,000 crore, were reviewed.
Check yourself: which Gujarat platform inspired PRAGATI, and which three technologies does PRAGATI bring together?
SWAGAT (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology), launched in April 2003; digital data management, video conferencing and geo-spatial technology.
Revision task: from this release, note the meeting number and venue, the three kinds of projects reviewed with their spread and cost, the States whose Bulk Drug Parks were reviewed, the station whose redevelopment was reviewed and the multidimensional poverty figure; from the note, PRAGATI's launch year, its Gujarat forerunner, its three technologies and who monitors projects after the meetings.
Test yourself
At the 54th PRAGATI meeting, the Prime Minister reviewed Bulk Drug Parks in which three States?
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Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Reviewing Bulk Drug Parks in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at the 54th PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth, the Prime Minister stressed the need to prioritise domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and essential inputs to strengthen self-reliance. The projects reviewed at the meeting, across the Railways, Ekta Malls and Drug Parks, cover 31 States/UTs and cost more than Rs 16,000 crore.
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