PMG review: Jaunpur-Akbarpur road among stalled projects
What happened
- The DPIIT Secretary reviewed 19 issues across 17 projects worth over ₹14,096 crore in UP, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand under the Project Monitoring Group (PMG). [PIB]
- Among them was the four-laning of the Jaunpur-Akbarpur road, valued at ₹3,164.72 crore. [PIB]
Background
- The meeting also took up new ESI Hospitals at several locations. [PIB]
Why it matters
- PMG reviews are where land, forest and utility-shifting delays between the Centre and states get settled.
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How to use this in Mains
- PMG reviews are where land, forest and utility-shifting delays between the Centre and states get settled.
Quotable data pointThe DPIIT Secretary reviewed 19 issues across 17 projects worth over ₹14,096 crore in UP, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand under the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) [PIB].
PIB: DPIIT Secretary chairs PMG review of mega infrastructure projects in UP, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: project implementation.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
The Project Monitoring Group (PMG) reviews of mega projects are chaired here by the Secretary of
Answer (a) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: PIB: DPIIT Secretary chairs PMG review of mega infrastructure projects in UP, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand
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