FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates NIP Online Dashboard

Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the National Infrastructure Pipeline Online Dashboard in New Delhi on 10 Aug through video conferencing.

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Key-Point

The online dashboard is envisaged as a one stop solution for all stakeholders looking for information on infrastructure projects in New India.

The dashboard is being hosted on the India Investment Grid.  IIG is an interactive and dynamic online platform that showcases real-time investment opportunities in the country.

In the budget speech of 2019-2020, Ms Sitharaman announced an outlay of 100 lakh Crore rupees for infrastructure projects over the next 5 years.

The Minister has asked all concerned Department and Ministries to immediately the status of projects on NIP portal and keep it d in real time.

She has also asked all concerned Departments and Ministries to show concrete progress in terms of project and reforms implementation.

The inaugural was attended by members of the High-Level Task Force on Infrastructure and Secretaries of various ministries and government departments.