Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 54th meeting of PRAGATI at Seva Teerth in New Delhi, reviewing infrastructure projects worth over Rs 16,000 crore — yaani Rs 160 billion — spread across 31 States and Union Territories, according to the Prime Minister's official website, narendramodi.in.

Source: narendramodi.in

PRAGATI — Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation — is the Centre's ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform that brings the Union government and State governments onto one review table for major projects and programmes, the PIB release on the meeting said.

Source: Tathya (PIB release)

Rs 16,000 crore+Value of projects reviewed
31States and UTs covered
54thPRAGATI meeting chaired by the PM

The Prime Minister emphasised timely completion of the projects under review and stronger coordination between the Centre and the States, the official description of the meeting said.

He also pressed for domestic production of essential pharmaceutical ingredients, so that India's medicine supply depends less on imports, and for improved welfare delivery, so that government schemes reach beneficiaries with measurable results.

The meeting underlined an outcome-driven approach to governance — one that translates public spending into tangible benefits for citizens, the official description added. No project-wise list or revised completion dates were given in the description published after the meeting.