Ø PM GatiShakti
Provides Integrated Planning Framework without Separate Budgetary Provisions
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Launched: PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS
NMP) was launched in October 2021 as a Whole-of-Government approach
for coordinated infrastructure planning.
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Integrated Framework: Brings Central
Ministries, Departments and all States/UTs together for data-driven, synchronized
and multimodal infrastructure development.
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No Separate Budget: PM GatiShakti itself has no separate
budgetary provision or quantified expenditure target. Individual projects are
funded and implemented under the respective ministries’/States’ existing schemes
and budgets.
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396 Projects Evaluated: The Network
Planning Group (NPG) has evaluated 396 infrastructure projects worth
approximately ₹18.66 lakh crore.
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Projects Sanctioned: 256 projects
have been sanctioned, of which 198 are under implementation.
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Major Sectors: Road transport, railways, urban infrastructure,
petroleum & natural gas, ports, civil aviation, industrial corridors, renewable
energy, electronics and textiles.
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Largest Project Pipeline:
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Roads: 171 projects – ₹9.02 lakh crore
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Railways: 162 projects – ₹5.43 lakh crore
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Nationwide Coverage: 58 Central
Ministries/Departments and all 36 States/UTs are onboarded on PMGS NMP.
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Digital Infrastructure: Around 1,800
data layers, 65+ software modules/tools and 100+ mobile/web applications
have been integrated.
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Public Platform: PM GatiShakti public platform was launched
in September 2025, enabling private entities and the public to access data
analytics for project planning.
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District-Level Planning: States are being
encouraged to expand PM GatiShakti usage for district-level infrastructure planning.
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Logistics Efficiency: DPIIT-NCAER's
2025 assessment estimates India’s logistics cost at 7.9% of GDP, broadly
comparable with advanced economies.
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Economic Impact: Studies indicate that infrastructure
and integrated planning have improved logistics efficiency, connectivity, manufacturing,
exports and ease of doing business.
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Highway Impact: An IIM Bangalore study found that every
₹1 spent on National Highway development generates approximately ₹3.2
increase in GDP.
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Key Objective: Improve last-mile connectivity, multimodal
transport, infrastructure synchronization and movement of people, goods and services,
while reducing travel time and logistics costs.
[ABS News Service/12.08.2026]
PM GatiShakti
National Master Plan (PMGS NMP), launched in October 2021, is a transformative “Whole
of Government” approach to bring together various Central Ministries/Departments
and States/UTs to ensure integrated planning and coordinated execution of infrastructure
projects. PMGS NMP aims to facilitate Ministries/States in data driven decision
making by utilizing geospatial data, satellite imagery and API integration to monitor,
plan, and optimize infrastructure development. The PMGS NMP is facilitating Ministries/States
in planning of their respective infrastructure projects, including social infrastructure
projects, in integrated, synchronized and coordinated manner to provide seamless
and efficient connectivity for the movement of people, goods, and services across
various modes of transport, thereby enhancing last-mile connectivity and reducing
travel time.
PM GatiShakti
provides an integrated planning framework; the approval and implementation of the
projects are undertaken by the respective central Ministries/Departments and States/UTs
under their plans, schemes, procedures and budgetary/funding provisions. Hence,
no quantified targets or expenditure requirements have been set under PM GatiShakti initiative.
The Network Planning Group (NPG), constituted
under the PM GatiShakti framework, evaluates the critical
infrastructure projects of the central Government to ensure integrated planning,
multimodality, inter-modality, synchronization of efforts, last mile connectivity,
comprehensive development in and around the project location, data driven decision
makings, etc at the planning stage. As on date, 396 infrastructure projects with
total estimated cost of about ₹ 18.66 Lakh Crore have been evaluated through
the NPG mechanism. Out of these 396 projects, 256 projects have been sanctioned
- out of which, 198 projects are under implementation. Ministry-wise details are
given at Annexure-A.
Government carries out assessment of its
initiatives/schemes from time to time through various studies, surveys, etc. Apart
from these, there are several studies by universities and research scholars in this
respect. As per these assessments, the integrated planning initiatives like, PM
GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy, PRAGATI, Sagarmala, development of connectivity infrastructure (expressways/
national highways/ dedicated rail freight corridors and rail tracks, industrial
corridors/hubs), etc. have shaped the vision of connected and competitive India
and have improved logistics efficiency, turn-around time, ease of doing business,
industrial growth and reduced logistics cost in country. An assessment of logistic
cost has been carried out by DPIIT in the year 2025 in collaboration with National
Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). As per the assessment, the logistics
cost in India is estimated at 7.9% of the GDP, which is at par with the advanced
economies in the world. The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlighted that these measures
have improved domestic manufacturing and export competitiveness. A study by Indian
Institute of Management, Bangalore on impact of development of National Highway
projects underlines that every-one rupee expenditure in National Highways development
leads to a ₹3.2 increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
So far 58 Central Ministries/Departments
and all 36 States/UTs have been onboarded on the PMGS NMP, covering all infrastructure
sectors like road, rail, ports & waterways, power, petroleum & natural gas,
civil aviation, telecommunications, industrial corridors, etc. Further, PM GatiShakti public platform (url: ugi.pmgatishakti.gov.in) has
been launched in September 2025, which provided access of PM GatiShakti data analytics to private entities and general public.
Through this Query based mechanism, public and private entities are able to plan
their projects by obtaining data analytic reports from the PMGS-NMP Portal through
a simple query-based mechanism. The States have been encouraged to expand the use
of PM GatiShakti for district level planning. About 1800
data layers have been integrated and over 65 software modules/tools and more than
100 mobile/web applications have been developed and integrated on the platform for
the use of stakeholders. Further expansion of the PM GatiShakti
initiative is a continuous process - mapping/integration of more data layers, development
and integration of additional features, software modules/tools for planning and
analysis modules/tools, mobile/ web applications, etc. to be continue further as
per the requirements of the Ministries/Departments, States/UTs and other stakeholders.
This information was given by Minister
of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada in a written reply
in Lok Sabha on 11 August, 2026.
ANNEXURE-A
Ministry-wise details of Projects evaluated
through NPG Mechanism
|
Ministry/Department |
Number of Projects |
Sanctioned |
Yet to be Sanctioned |
Under Implemen-tation |
Estimated Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|
Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways |
171 |
108 |
63 |
53 |
9,01,668 |
|
Ministry
of Railways |
162 |
102 |
60 |
102 |
5,43,315 |
|
Ministry
of Housing and Urban Affairs |
31 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
2,88,614 |
|
Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3# |
9,271 |
|
Ministry
of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
49,759 |
|
Ministry
of Civil Aviation |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10,005 |
|
NICDC, Department
for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade |
12 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
28,693 |
|
Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy |
01 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
20,774 |
|
Ministry
of Electronics And Information Technology |
01 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4,680 |
|
Ministry
of Textiles |
05 |
05 |
0 |
05 |
9,760 |
|
Total |
396 |
256 |
140 |
198 |
18,66,539 |