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April 28, 2026 4:51 PM

Indian Army to host 11 nations for multilateral exercise ‘Pragati’ in Meghalaya

The Indian Army is set to host military delegations from 11 friendly countries for the inaugural edition of the multilateral exercise ‘Pragati’ at the Foreign Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya. The exercise aims to strengthen defence cooperation, enhance interoperability, and build mutual trust among participating nations. According to the Indian Army, the initiative reflects a shared commitment to collective security and regional stability. In a post on X, the Additional Directorate Gener...

March 5, 2026 2:15 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah soft-launches digital tools for Census 2027

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched a set of digital tools and unveiled two mascots - “Pragati” and “Vikas” - for the upcoming Census 2027 in New Delhi, marking a major step towards conducting the country’s first fully digital census. The census, which will be conducted in two phases, is expected to be the world’s largest enumeration exercise and will involve more than three million enumerators, supervisors and officials across India. During the event, HM Shah i...

January 14, 2026 3:29 PM

PRAGATI And The Reset Of Indian Governance: From Delays To Delivery

For decades, India’s biggest development challenge was not the absence of ideas or funding, but the inability to convert plans into outcomes promptly. Large infrastructure projects routinely overshot deadlines and budgets, caught between layers of approvals, inter-ministerial coordination failures, and Centre-State deadlocks. Over the last decade, the government has attempted to change this culture through PRAGATI, a governance platform that places delivery, accountability, and timelines at th...

January 9, 2026 1:31 PM

Oxford Case Study highlights PRAGATI’s role in unlocking stalled infrastructure projects

A case study released in December 2024 by Oxford University’s Saïd Business School has identified India’s PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) platform as a disruptive governance mechanism that has accelerated project execution and improved coordination across government systems. The study — “From Gridlock to Growth: How Leadership Enables India’s PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress” — supported by the Gates Foundation, places PRAGATI at the centre of India’...

January 9, 2026 1:10 PM

Oxford Study cites PRAGATI as key to fast-tracking India’s big infrastructure projects

A case study by Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, published in December 2024 and supported by the Gates Foundation, has highlighted India’s PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) platform as a transformative force in the country’s digital governance landscape. Titled “From Gridlock to Growth: How Leadership Enables India’s PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress,” the study found that PRAGATI has helped accelerate more than 340 critical infrastructure and soc...

May 1, 2025 10:52 AM

PM Modi chairs 46th PRAGATI meeting, reviews projects worth ₹90,000 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 46th edition of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), a multi-modal ICT-based platform for coordinated governance involving the centre and states. During the session, the Prime Minister reviewed eight critical infrastructure projects valued at over ₹90,000 crore. The reviewed projects included three major road projects, two from the railways sector, and two related to ports, shipping, and waterways. These initiatives s...

December 2, 2024 7:52 PM

World should learn from PM Narendra Modi’s initiative ‘PRAGATI’ to transform governance: University of Oxford

The University of Oxford has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PRAGATI initiative as a transformative model for governance, urging the global community to learn from India’s innovative approach. In a study titled "From Gridlock to Growth: How Leadership Enables India's PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress," the university highlighted the platform's role in revolutionizing project monitoring and resolution in India. Launched in 2015, PRAGATI—an acronym for Pro-Active Governance and Time...