Context:

• The Prime Minister chaired the meeting of the 43rd edition of the PRAGATI portal.

43rd Edition of PRAGATI Portal – Key Highlights

• Projects  related  to water supply and irrigation, expansion of  National highways and connectivity were discussed.
• During the interaction, the Prime Minister also reviewed ‘Mobile Towers and 4G Coverage under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) Projects’.

What is the Pragati portal of PMO?

• PRAGATI Portal is the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments.
• It uses three latest technologies: Digital data management, video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology.
• Objective:
  • To monitor and review important programs and projects of the Government of India and projects flagged by State Governments.
• It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States).
• The PMO team designed the system in-house with the help of the National Informatics Center (NIC). 
• Significance:
• • Enables cooperative federalism: It brings on one stage the Secretaries of Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of the States.
  • Promotes e- Governance: It is a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders.

News Source: Press Information Bureau