PM GatiShakti platform may adopt AI to boost India’s economic development

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA 3.0 government is “considering” leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as a part of an advanced version of the PM GatiShakti platform, to fast-track infrastructure development in the country.

“We are looking at having a next version of futuristic PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, which we call as PMGS 2.0 or AI-enabled predictive platform, where we can imagine various scenarios and make an assessment of what is going to be the trends for economic development, which area or sector, and at what pace,” Surendra Kumar Ahirwar, Joint Secretary – Logistics at the Department of Commerce told ET.