The government on Monday said it has constituted an empowered group of secretaries (EGOS), headed by the cabinet secretary, which will be a monitoring mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.

In a notification, the commerce and industry ministry said this 20-member group will set out procedure and definitive timeframe for synchronisation of various activities for construction of roads and rail, along with all utility services in an area-based approach for development of infrastructure on a pilot basis.

The members of the group includes secretaries of key ministries, including road, shipping, civil aviation, telecom, coal, mines, agriculture and expenditure. Chairman of the railway board is also a member.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13 launched the Rs 100 lakh crore National Master Plan to reduce ‘logistic’ costs and develop infrastructure that boosts the economy

As per the terms of reference, the group will review and monitor the implementation of the plan to ascertain the logistics efficiency accruing; adopt framework and norms for undertaking any amendments in the plan; and coordinate for any changes in the projects already included in the plan.

It will also align various initiatives on the development of common integrated portal which serve the needs of all stakeholders; and issue appropriate directions for achieving the objectives and for complaince of guiding principles of the plan and in addressing demand side requirements of the ministries concerned.

The Union Cabinet had last month approved the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan for providing multi-layered connectivity, which includes implementation, monitoring and support mechanism.