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PRAGATI Review: Land Acquisition Behind 35% Project Delays

5 January 20261 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSPRAGATI Review:Land AcquisitionBehind 35%Project Delays5 January 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Following the 50th PRAGATI review meeting, the Cabinet Secretary pointed out that acquiring land is the biggest single reason infrastructure projects stall, roughly 35% of such cases. It reflects continuing Centre-State and inter-department coordination gaps.

Key facts

  • Meeting: 50th PRAGATI review.
  • Top delay cause: land acquisition, around 35% of stalled or delayed projects.
  • PRAGATI start date: 25 March 2015.

About PRAGATI

Full form: Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation. It is a centralised, ICT-based platform used for three jobs.

  • Redressing grievances
  • Implementing programmes
  • Tracking projects of national importance

It lets officials review and clear critical bottlenecks in real time.

Objectives

  • Get infrastructure and development projects done on schedule.
  • Settle coordination problems between ministries and between the Centre and States.
  • Encourage e-transparency, accountability and outcome-focused governance.

Exam angle

  • Expansion of PRAGATI and its 2015 launch date.
  • Nature of platform: ICT-enabled, centralised.
  • Biggest cause of project delay cited: land acquisition (~35%).

Test yourself

1. What did the Cabinet Secretary name as the largest single cause of delayed infrastructure projects after PRAGATI's 50th review?

Land acquisition accounts for about 35% of stalled or delayed projects.

2. PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled governance platform, was launched on which date?

The notes give 25 March 2015 as the launch date.

3. Which of these is NOT a stated purpose of the PRAGATI platform?

PRAGATI covers grievances, implementation and monitoring, not bank licensing.

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