New Delhi, Nov 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stressed on timely completion of projects to avoid cost overruns.
Virtually chairing the meeting of 39th edition of 'PRAGATI', the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving the Centre and State governments, Modi said, "In the meeting, nine agenda items were taken for review, including eight projects and one scheme.
"Among the eight projects, three were from the Ministry of Railways, two projects each were from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Ministry of Power, while one project was from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The projects, having a cumulative cost of about Rs 20,000 crore, are concerning seven states-- Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal," said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).