Education secretary urges incorporating study of PM Gati Shakti scheme in academic programs

In October 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a INR 100 lakh crore national master plan for multi-modal connectivity that aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy.

Education secretary urges incorporating study of PM Gati Shakti scheme in academic programs

Union Education Secretary Sanjay Murthy has asked the higher educational institutions in the country for incorporating the study of PM Gati Shakti scheme into their academic programs. "The need of the hour is that academic institutions realise the importance of this Government of India initiative. Academic institutions have the power to play a significant role in bringing change through quality knowledge dissemination and relevant researches in logistics and infrastructure sectors," Murthy said.

While addressing an online workshop on "Leveraging Satellite communication, Geo-informatics, and Geospatial technology for urban planning and to promote multimodal logistics" organized by NITIE Mumbai in association with the Ministry of Education and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), he said, "PM has emphasized on leveraging the capabilities of Gati Shakti platform by all the state governments to scale up their efficiency and economy. Gati Shakti is being talked about in business and infrastructure circles."

In October 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a INR 100 lakh crore national master plan for multi-modal connectivity that aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy. PM Gati Shakti targets to slash logistic costs, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce the turnaround time, the press release stated.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized leveraging the capabilities of Gati Shakti platform by all the state governments to scale up their efficiency and economy. Gati Shakti is being talked about in business and infrastructure circles," he added.

Education Secretary also appreciated the initiatives taken by NITIE under the leadership of Director Prof. Manoj Kumar Tiwari for creating a model curriculum and courses related to logistics and supply chain management that could be replicated by other premier institutions. He also advised AICTE to bring out comprehensive course curricula for different subjects for the training of faculty members.

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