PM GatiShakti and Logistics Policy will jointly give thrust to businesses and people: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Mar 2 (KNN) Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that PM GatiShakti National Master Plan and National Logistics Policy (NLP) together will greatly help both businesses and people, improve competitiveness, improve investment into India.

Addressing the gathering at the Indian Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) National Conference on GatiShakti in New Delhi, he expressed his appreciation for ICC, which is based in Eastern India for coming to Delhi to engage with an initiative as crucial as GatiShakti. 

He said that the world today recognized India as a leader of innovation.

The Union Minister observed that gone were the days when India had to wait for decades for new ideas and technology to emerge in the west and adopt them to help our businesses and our people.

He cited the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) framework as an example of India's technological prowess, and an initiative which has had a deep impact on the country's economy.

The Minister further informed that in December last year, India had clocked 7.28 billion digital financial transactions in one month, thanks to UPI.

He went on to demystify PM GatiShakti, explaining that it created layers of data where different geological, ecological and infrastructural elements across the country were mapped and captured.

Currently, there are about 1300 layers of data, consisting of forests, wildlife sanctuaries, rivers, UNESCO world heritage sites, among others, he said and added that GatiShakti would not only address critical gaps in infrastructure but also help in planning social infrastructure such as schools, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.  (KNN Bureau)