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Modi Flags Unacceptable Infrastructure Quality, Demands End-to-End Oversight

Modi Flags Unacceptable Infrastructure Quality, Demands End-to-End Oversight
PM Modi flags ‘unacceptable’ quality issues in infra projects, questions need for ‘fourth-party audit’: Report · livemint.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed several large government infrastructure projects.

These projects involve railways, roads and power systems in nine states.

He said poor construction quality is not acceptable.

He also questioned whether another level of auditing is needed because current checks may not be enough.

Modi said projects should be planned as complete systems, not as separate pieces.

For example, producing more electricity is not enough if there are no transmission lines to carry it.

He asked officials to use better technology, improve supervision and consider shared utility corridors.

The meeting also discussed using agricultural data and teaching people how to avoid online fraud.

Key facts

Meeting
53rd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
Projects reviewed
Six projects in the railway, road and power sectors
Geographic scope
Nine states
Combined cost
More than ₹30,000 crore
Audit concern
Modi reportedly questioned whether a fourth-party audit was needed because third-party audits may not be working as expected
Planning proposal
Ministries and states were asked to explore common utility corridors where technically and economically feasible
Other topics
AgriStack under the Digital Agriculture Mission and prevention of cyber fraud, including digital arrests

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