The PM Gati Shakti initiative is a major effort to radically alter government functioning and change the perception — which had prevailed for decades — that “sarkari” work spelt poor quality, hurdles and higher costs, PM Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Launching the GIS-based initiative that brings 16 infrastructure-related central departments on the same platform, the PM said the previous approach to development, marred by wasteful expenditure, amounted to an “insult” of taxpayers’ money.The PM Gati Shakti initiative is a major effort to radically alter government functioning and change the perception — which had prevailed for decades — that “sarkari” work spelt poor quality, hurdles and higher costs, PM Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Launching the GIS-based initiative that brings 16 infrastructure-related central departments on the same platform, the PM said the previous approach to development, marred by wasteful expenditure, amounted to an “insult” of taxpayers’ money.