Want to make railway stations iconic structures: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government wanted to make the railway stations "iconic structures and centres of economic activities" in the country.

"Discussed comprehensive re-development of railway stations. We want to make our stations iconic structures and centres of economic activities," Modi said in a tweet.

"Also called for expediting work on the 'Char-Dham' road connectivity improvement project in Uttarakhand," he said after his interaction with top officials of the central government at the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (Pragati) session.

"Today's (Wednesday's) Pragati session was extensive. We discussed infra projects, Mission Indradhanush, upgradation of NIFT campuses and other issues," the prime minister said.

Pragati, a unique integrating and interactive platform, is aimed at addressing common man's grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the central government as well as projects flagged by state governments.