Brief Context
Context The Prime Minister chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI. About PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a technology-driven governance and monitoring platform launched by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in 2015. Aim: To improve public administration and accelerate implementation of government programmes and projects.
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Syllabus: GS2/Governance
Context
- The Prime Minister chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI.
About
- PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a technology-driven governance and monitoring platform launched by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in 2015.
- Aim: To improve public administration and accelerate implementation of government programmes and projects.
- PRAGATI functions as a tripartite platform integrating three hierarchical levels: the Prime Minister’s Office at the apex, Union Government Secretaries as the middle tier, and State Chief Secretaries as the operational base.
- Salient Features of PRAGATI:
- The primary purposes of PRAGATI are:
- Project Monitoring: Track progress of high-value and critical infrastructure projects and resolve delays or bottlenecks.
- Programme Implementation: Ensure timely and efficient execution of government schemes and missions.
- Grievance Redressal: Address persistent public grievances by integrating with systems like Centralised Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) for citizen complaints.
Key Achievements
- 377 projects have been reviewed under PRAGATI, and across these projects, 2,958 out of 3,162 identified issues – i.e. around 94% have been resolved.
- Several projects that had remained stalled for decades were completed or decisively unlocked after being taken up under the PRAGATI platform.
Conclusion
- PRAGATI represents an institutional innovation that addresses fundamental challenges in India’s developmental governance—project execution delays, inter-governmental coordination failures, and accountability deficits.
- The platform exemplifies how strategic technology deployment combined with high-level accountability can transform governance effectiveness.
Source: PIB