Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the Cabinet Secretary to prepare “dossiers” of delayed projects within one week to identify the officers and agencies responsible for the delays, Swarajya has reported.
According to sources, PM Modi issued directions for fixing responsibility during the 37th PRAGATI meeting held on Wednesday to review the infrastructure projects and the government’s flagship programmes.
The Prime Minister had on early occasions asked the government departments to fix responsibility for delays in project execution resulting in cost and time overrun.
As per sources, PM Modi has set the one week timeline for preparing the dossiers after reviewing two railway projects – a new railway line connecting Bhanupuli, Bilaspur and Bari and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
A release issued by the PMO said, “The Prime Minister stressed on the significance of timely completion of these projects.” It said the eight projects, which were reviewed, have a cumulative cost of Rs 1.26 lakh cr concerning 14 states. While reviewing the second phase of Urban Extension Road (UER-II) in Delhi, which is coming up as the third Ring Road, Modi set August 15, 2023 as deadline for completion of the project.
“The message was for every Central and state government department that now they will be held responsible for delays. The PM emphasised on the dossiers twice,” the source quoted saying in Swarajya.
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