New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- The Union government's Pragati platform, a digital governance system headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has quickened the pace of execution of critical infrastructure projects worth Rs.85 lakh crore across the country since its launch in 2015, helping to resolve, on average, one issue each working day, Union cabinet secretary TV Somanathan said briefing reporters on Friday.

The platform has cut cost and time overruns of some of the most complex infrastructure facilities in the country, which in the usual course would have stretched, in some cases, till 2039, the top bureaucrat said.

Nearly 93% of 3187 issues spanning 382 projects were escalated and resolved directly at the level of the prime minister, accelerat...