Panel for Gati Shakti asks DPIIT to identify high-impact infra projects

The dept has also been asked to carry out a comprehensive infrastructure gap analysis

The upcoming Union Budget 2022-23 is expected to give greater thrust to infrastructure creation and expedite connectivity projects in various economic zones.

The Cabinet Secretary-led panel for Gati Shakti has asked the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to ensure that “high-impact” infrastructure projects get on a fast track, and to kick-start the exercise of identifying projects for inclusion in the Budget, which will be presented by the finance minister on February 1.

Such projects may include road, rail and airport works in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad-Dholera zone in the West and Karnataka’s Tumakuru industrial area in the South,