About PRAGATI:

• The multi-purpose and multi-modal governance platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) was launched in 2015.
• PRAGATI helps in monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India, as well as projects flagged by various State governments.

• The platform is established for the purpose of Project implementation, monitoring and Grievance Redressal. 

Key Features

• The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles three latest technologies: 
  • Digital data management, 
  • Video-conferencing and 
  • Geo-spatial technology.
• It is a three-tier system (Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the States). 
• It offers a unique combination in the direction of cooperative federalism.
• Issues to be flagged before the Prime Minister are picked up from the available database regarding Public Grievances, on-going Programmes and pending Projects.
• The system will ride on, strengthen and re-engineer the data bases of the CPGRAMS for grievances, Project Monitoring Group (PMG) and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. PRAGATI provides an interface and platform for all these three aspects.

Who designed it?

The system has been designed in-house by the PMO team with the help of National Informatics Center (NIC).

Benefits:

• It is a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders.
• It is an innovative project in e-governance and good governance.

Why in News?

The Prime Minister chaired the PRAGATI meeting recently. It marked Prime Minister’s thirty-third interaction through PRAGATI. 

References:

1. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1675818
2. https://vikaspedia.in/e-governance/digital-india/pragati-platform