The Union Cabinet's 6 October approval of the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority builds on the master plan launched on 13 October 2021.

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• The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan was launched on 13 October 2021 for integrated, multimodal infrastructure planning, and it completed five years this week.
• It covers seven engines: railways, roads, ports, waterways, airports, mass transport and logistics infrastructure.
• The plan brought together 58 ministries and departments on a common digital planning platform.
• On 6 October 2026 the Union Cabinet approved setting up the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) as a Special Purpose Vehicle.
• ITLA will function as the apex body for integrated transport and logistics planning, research, project appraisal, monitoring and data analytics.
• It will prepare a National Transport Master Plan with a horizon of ten years or more, covering roads, railways, ports, aviation, waterways, urban mobility and logistics.
• ITLA will evaluate ministries' five-year sectoral plans and annual plans to check that they align with the national master plan.
• It will carry out technical appraisal of central government infrastructure projects costing Rs 500 crore or more.
• A National Transport Data Repository will pool data from GSTN e-way bills, FASTag, Vahan, GPS-based systems and urban traffic management platforms.
• ITLA will advise on reviewing and updating the National Logistics Policy 2022 and support skilling, research and innovation in the sector.
• The government says ITLA will support the Vision 2047 goal by improving multimodal connectivity and reducing logistics costs.
• No date has yet been announced for constituting ITLA or releasing the first National Transport Master Plan.

Tags: PMGatiShakti, ITLA, LogisticsPolicy