About the platform

• PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based multi-purpose and multi-modal platform launched in 2015 by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO).
• It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State Governments.
• It is also a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence and exchange among the key stakeholders.
• It also promotes cooperative federalism as it brings on one platform the Secretaries of Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of the States.

Who designed it?

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

Key features of PRAGATI application

• It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries and Chief Secretaries of the States).
• The Prime Minister will hold a monthly programme where he will interact with the Government of India Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries through video-conferencing enabled by data and geo- informatics visuals.

Why in News?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of the 45th edition of PRAGATI.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2088207