Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Prime Minister chaired the 32nd interaction through PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation).
(2) It is a platform which enables the Prime Minister to discuss the issues with the concerned Central and State officials with full information and latest visuals of the ground-level situation.
The correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On January 22, 2020, Prime Minister chaired the 32nd interaction through PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation).
- In 32nd PRAGATI different issues were discussed with the concerned Central and State officials with full information and latest visuals of the ground-level situation.
- A total of eleven items were discussed, out of which nine are delayed projects.
- The nine projects, worth over Rs. 24,000 crores, are spread over nine states viz. Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh and three Union ministries.
- The performance with regard to grievances related to insurance schemes under Department of Financial Services viz. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ (PMJJBY) and ‘Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana'(PMSBY) was reviewed.
- The progress under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project- a comprehensive and integrated system for effective policing through e-Governance was also reviewed.
What is PRAGATI?
- PRAGATI is a platform which enables the Prime Minister to discuss the issues with the concerned Central and State officials with full information and latest visuals of the ground-level situation.
- The platform is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State Governments.
- It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States).
- The three objectives of PRAGATI are: Grievance Redressal, Programme Implementation, Project Monitoring.
- The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles three latest technologies: Digital data management, video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology.
- It promotes cooperative federalism as it brings on one platform the Secretaries of Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of the States.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1600172
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/pm-modi-chairs-32nd-pragati-interaction-reviews-11-projects