PM chairs 51st PRAGATI meeting; reviews ₹30,000 crore projects and Ken-Betwa link
PM Narendra Modi chaired the 51st PRAGATI meeting on 27 May 2026, reviewing seven Railways, Power and Road projects worth about ₹30,000 crore in nine States, the Ken-Betwa Link Project and SBM-Urban 2.0.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 51st meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the ICT-enabled multi-modal platform, at Seva Teerth on 27 May 2026. He reviewed seven critical infrastructure projects in the Railways, Power and Road sectors across nine States worth around ₹30,000 crore, as well as the Ken-Betwa Link Project and Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0. He called Ken-Betwa a model for resolving inter-State water issues, sought mission-mode rooftop solar in cities, and said Vadhavan Port should be a model of port-led multi-modal development.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 51st PRAGATI, Seva Teerth – 27 May 2026
- Projects
- 7 (Railways, Power, Road) in 9 States, ~₹30,000 crore
- Also reviewed
- Ken-Betwa Link Project; SBM-Urban 2.0
- PRAGATI
- Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
- Directions
- Mission-mode urban rooftop solar; Vadhavan Port as multi-modal model
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which river-interlinking project did the PM say should serve as a model for resolving inter-State water issues, at the 51st PRAGATI meeting (May 2026)?
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Correct answer: D — Ken-Betwa Link Project
The PM reviewed the Ken-Betwa Link Project and said it should serve as a model for other States to resolve inter-State water issues amicably.
In the governance platform PRAGATI, whose 51st meeting was held in May 2026, what does PRAGATI stand for?
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Correct answer: B — Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
PRAGATI is the ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.