Source: PIB Subject: Government Scheme Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) with an outlay of ₹33,660 crore to develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across India. About Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA): What it is? BHAVYA is a centrally approved industrial infrastructure scheme aimed at developing 100 world-class plug-and-play industrial …
Source: PIB Context: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry launched the Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking the 4th Anniversary of PM GatiShakti. About Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025: What it is? LEAPS 2025 is a national benchmarking initiative designed to recognize excellence, innovation, …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure. PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan: Context: PM Gati Shakti entails the geospatial mapping of everything in the country, different layers of maps which talk to each other, leading to integrated planning, with better optimization of time and cost. What is Geospatial Technology? Geospatial technology uses tools …
Context: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 presented a budget worth Rs 39.45 lakh crore with massive push to infrastructure spending. Spending outlays on several other key sectors including health care, rural development and the vital jobs and income providing national rural employment guarantee scheme have all shrunk as a percentage of …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Government Budgeting. Context: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 presented a budget worth Rs 39.45 lakh crore with massive push to infrastructure spending. Note: Know about budget, what it means, related constitutional provisions and presentation stages here. Now, highlights of the 2022 budget: Total spending …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure. PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan: Context: Large-scale absence of coordination and collaboration among agencies has been a major challenge to time bound infrastructure project implementation in India. Very often these projects have faced time overruns, leading to significant cost escalations. An overview of pending projects in …
Context: In recent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM Gati Shakti aims to institutionalize holistic planning for major infrastructure projects. The projects will be designed and executed with a common vision and will incorporate …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure. Context: “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development has been launched. It aims to boost multimodal connectivity and drive down logistics costs. About PM GatiShakti: It is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries — including Roads and Highways, Railways, Shipping, Petroleum and Gas, Power, Telecom, …
