Five Years of PM GatiShakti: Transforming India's Infrastructure Planning
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) has evolved from a national infrastructure mapping platform into a comprehensive planning framework that brings together Ministries, States, and infrastructure networks through a GIS-based platform to support integrated planning and project coordination. Launched on 13 October 2021, the platform currently covers 58 Central Ministries and Departments and all 36 States and Union Territories, enabling infrastructure proposals to be planned and assessed across sectors.
The initiative is guided by six principles: integrated development, multimodal infrastructure, last mile connectivity, expedited land acquisition, minimised clearances, and reduced ecological impact. It focuses on seven core infrastructure engines: Roads, Railways, Ports, Waterways, Airports, Mass Transport, and Logistics Infrastructure. The platform incorporates infrastructure schemes from various Ministries and State Governments, including Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/land ports, and UDAN.
Institutional Framework and Project Evaluation
PM GatiShakti operates through a three-tier institutional framework comprising the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, the Network Planning Group (NPG) bringing together Heads of Network Planning Divisions, and the Technical Support Unit (TSU) with domain experts. As of 11 August 2026, the NPG had evaluated 396 infrastructure projects with a total estimated cost of approximately ₹18.66 lakh crore. Of these, 256 projects have been sanctioned, with 198 currently under implementation.
Digital Infrastructure and Data Access
The digital platform provides access to 230 approved datasets and incorporates over 23,493 data layers as of 12 October 2026. It enables spatial planning and analytical tools for activities such as site suitability analysis, connectivity mapping, alignment planning, and compliance checks. In October 2025, the platform was opened to the private sector through a Query-Based Analytics Mechanism developed by Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), providing regulated access to selected non-sensitive datasets for infrastructure planning and investment decisions.
Integrated Transport Planning and Logistics
The Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) enables API-based integration of government logistics systems, connecting 46 government systems across 12 Central Ministries through 142 APIs as of July 2026. The Logistics Data Bank (LDB) provides real-time tracking of EXIM container movement. Complementing PM GatiShakti, the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) will focus on long-term transport planning, preparing a National Transport Master Plan with a ten-year horizon, and developing a National Transport Data Repository by integrating information from FASTag, Vahan, and GSTN e-way bills.
Capacity Building and Education
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), established in 2022, serves as a specialized university focused on transport and logistics sectors. As of July 2026, the university had trained more than 2.4 lakh officers through courses designed for PM GatiShakti. The institution supports the National Logistics Policy (2022) through specialized education, training, and research, expanding into applied research for integrated transport planning, maritime transport, bridge and tunnel engineering, and defence logistics.
Project Implementation Examples
Several major projects demonstrate PM GatiShakti's application: The 699 km Pune–Bengaluru Expressway, with expected completion in 2027–28, will connect industrial and economic clusters across Maharashtra and Karnataka, including automobile and white-goods factories, pharmaceutical clusters, special economic zones, and defence corridors. Using the PM GatiShakti platform, the alignment was revised to reduce forest land overlap by 19%, expected to reduce travel time by 7–8 hours, save approximately 16 crore litres of fuel annually, and reduce carbon emissions by around 39 crore kg.
The Jogighopa Multimodal Logistics Park in Assam enables seamless cargo movement across road, rail, and inland waterways in the Northeast. A four-lane bridge under construction across the Brahmaputra between Dhubri and Phulbari is planned to reduce travel distance from 205 km to 20 km and travel time from about seven hours to 30 minutes.
The Green Energy Corridor: Ladakh–Haryana project, recommended by NPG, will enable evacuation and grid integration of 13 GW of renewable energy through a 5 GW transmission system. It includes a 480-km HVDC transmission line between Pang in Ladakh and Kaithal in Haryana, with 5 GW HVDC terminals at both ends, passing through Himachal Pradesh and Punjab before connecting with the national grid at Kaithal, targeted for completion by FY2029–30.
Economic Zone Mapping and Connectivity
The platform maps economic, social, and logistics nodes alongside multimodal connectivity infrastructure, including textile and pharmaceutical clusters, defence corridors, electronic parks, industrial corridors, fishing clusters, and agri zones. Example projects include the Khagaria–Purnea corridor in Bihar, which connects five PM GatiShakti Economic Nodes and 11 logistics nodes, facilitating faster movement of goods and passengers across the region.