PM Gati Shakti to Create Seamless Connectivity Across India, Help Common Man and Industry

· PM Gati Shakti to accelerate transportation, cut logistics cost, brings synergy among ministries

· PM believes that infrastructure improvement is vital for country’s development

· PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterway Summit organised in Varanasi

· Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal said that the objective of the PM Gati Shakti Mission is to transform connectivity infrastructure in India. He was speaking at the Prime Minister's Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India from November 11-12, 2022 at Varanasi.

The conference was jointly inaugurated today by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal.

Speaking on PM Gati Shakti Mission, Mr. Goyal said the project would bring synergy among the ongoing infrastructure projects undertaken by different ministries. Several Ministries of the government have been brought on one platform under this Mission. These include Railways, Roads and Highways, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Telecommunication, Power, Shipping and Civil Aviation.

The minister appreciated the work done related to the Inland Waterways under PM Gati Shakti Mission. He said that this government had faced many challenges in the last eight and a half years, and added that the credit for turning these challenges into opportunities goes to Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. It is only due to his forward thinking and right guidance, many ministries are now working cohesively today. PM Gati Shakti Yojana has been made possible under the PM's able leadership and guidance.