CHIEF Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the pace of development in the country has reached new heights. Critical infrastructure and energy projects, pending for decades, are now being completed in a timely manner through the ‘PRAGATI’ platform. This is a powerful testament to the results-oriented, accountable, and decisive approach of the central government, said he.

 

Chief Minister Sai has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Prime Minister had approved the modernisation and expansion of the Bhilai Steel Plant and Lara Super Thermal Power Projects. Chief Minister Sai wrote on his X, “The projects that were pending for decades are now being completed in a timely manner through the PRAGATI platform. This is a powerful testament to the results-oriented and decisive approach of the Central Government.

 

Its impact is clearly visible in Chhattisgarh. The modernisation of the Bhilai Steel Plant is leading the country in rail production, creating thousands of jobs, and strengthening the resolve for a self-reliant India. At the same time, NTPC Lara Super Thermal Power Project (1600 MW) is giving new impetus to development by providing energy to six states including Chhattisgarh. We are proud of the historic achievements of the ‘PRAGATI’ platform under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

Clear goals, swift implementation, and concrete results are the path to a new India.” It may be mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 50th meeting of PRAGATI - the ICT-enabled multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation yesterday, marking a significant milestone in a decade-long journey of cooperative, outcome-driven governance under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

During the meeting, Prime Minister reviewed five critical infrastructure projects across sectors, including Road, Railways, Power, Water Resources, and Coal. These projects span 5 States, with a cumulative cost of more than Rs 40,000 crore. Several projects that had remained stalled for decades were completed or decisively unlocked after being taken up under the PRAGATI platform.

 

These include the Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge in Assam, first conceived in 1997; the Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, where work began in 1995; the Navi Mumbai International Airport, conceptualised in 1997; the modernisation and expansion of the Bhilai Steel Plant, approved in 2007; and the Gadarwara and Lara Super Thermal Power Projects, sanctioned in 2008 and 2009 respectively. These outcomes demonstrate the impact of sustained high-level monitoring and inter-governmental coordination.