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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal has said that PM GatiShakti must be effectively leveraged using the Area Development Approach to extend benefits to the nation beyond the infrastructure sector and emphasized upon the Ministries/Departments to harness the full potential of the integrated platform to further accelerate India's infrastructure and economic growth.

Union Minister further said that the Agriculture sector can be supported by setting up common facilities on agricultural lands by cooperatives and start-ups using the integrated framework of PM GatiShakti and data from the National Master Plan (NMP). The Minister highlighted that the Area Development Approach under PM GatiShakti can be used for engaging with aspirational districts of NITI Aayog.

Meanwhile, Goyal chaired a meeting to review the progress of PM GatiShakti with DPIIT and eight concerned ministries in New Delhi. Special Secretary, DPIIT, Sumita Dawra presented the progress of PM GatiShakti in terms of improving the data quality of the NMP, standardizing data layers and establishing Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) mechanism for better pl