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5.35TH PRAGATI MEETING

The Prime Minister of India recently chaired the 35 edition of Pro-Active GovernanceAnd Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) – the Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) based multimodal platform, involving Central and State governments.
Ten projects were taken for review involving a total investment of Rs. 54,675 crore. Areview of Pradhan MantriBhartiya Jan AushadhiPariyojanawas also taken.

IMPORTANT POINTS:

Launched in 2015, PRAGATI is the multimodal platform for Pro-ActiveGovernance and Timely Implementation involving central and state governments.
It has been designed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) team with the help ofthe National Informatics Center (NIC).
It enables the PM to discuss the issues with the concerned central and stateofficials with full information and latest visuals of the ground-level situation.

The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles three latest technologies:

Digital data management, video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology.It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and ChiefSecretaries of the States).

OBJECTIVE:

SIGNIFICANCE:

It promotes cooperative federalismas it brings together the Secretaries ofGovernment of India and the Chief Secretaries of the States.
It is a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with realtimepresence and exchange among the key stakeholders.
It is an innovative project in e-governance and good governance.

CONCERNS:

The direct interaction of the PM with the state secretaries without involving thepolitical executives of the states is undermining the state political executive.
It is also said that this is leading to a concentration of power in the extraconstitutionaloffice of PMO.

SOURCE: PIB

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