Oxford University Lauds PM Modi's 'PRAGATI' Platform

Oxford University has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing some of India's biggest infrastructure projects under PRAGATI platform. Modi has expressed happiness over the recognition.

Study in UK: University of Oxford study titled "From Gridlock to Growth How Leadership Enables India's PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress" has mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's PRAGATI mission.

The study said that Modi is sending a powerful message to India's bureaucracy by bringing India's biggest and most significant infrastructure projects under the mission. These projects are related to roads, bridges, rail lines, and airports.

Modi has appreciated Oxford's recognition and said on the X platform, "PRAGATI represents a wonderful amalgamation of technology and governance, ensuring silos are removed and projects are completed on time. Over the years, these sessions have led to substantive benefits, which have greatly benefitted people. Am glad that the effectiveness of PRAGATI has been recognised in the study by @OxfordSBS and @GatesFoundation.

Oxford's Statement On Modi: Details

The university mentioned that infrastructure innovation is a key component of the "Viksit Bharat 2047". It also highlighted that India had doubled its number of airports and built an unprecedented 50,000 kilometres of National Highways under this program.

"Although significant progress has been made, the streamlining of India’s approach to infrastructure development is far from complete. PRAGATI represents a focus on governance process reforms—making sure government entities help facilitate efficiency and productive relationships with businesses rather than hamper them. But while PRAGATI’s real-time, high-level monitoring adds a layer of urgency to the bureaucracy, it isn’t a panacea. Underlying structural challenges, endemic to any large system, can still persist. The Modi administration has expressed a commitment to continue to address this," reads the Oxford's Statement.

"One of the most significant lessons from the PRAGATI initiative is the critical role of decisive leadership. This commitment must come from the highest levels of government to effectively catalyze action throughout the entire system. A top-tier endorsement can impose a sense of urgency and ensure the mobilization of various administrative segments towards common goals. Even though it is not possible to clone or replicate a leader such as PM Modi, by adopting the actionable insights of the template that follows can enable countries to serve their own constituents and stakeholders more effectively," added the statement.

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