Five Years of PM GatiShakti: Transforming India’s Infrastructure Planning

Key Highlights:

• The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP), launched on 13 October 2021, has evolved into a comprehensive planning framework.
• It is a GIS-based platform integrating 58 Central Ministries/Departments and all 36 States/Union Territories for infrastructure planning.
• The plan is guided by six principles, including integrated development, multimodal infrastructure, and last-mile connectivity.
• It focuses on seven infrastructure engines: Roads, Railways, Ports, Waterways, Airports, Mass Transport, and Logistics Infrastructure.
• A three-tier institutional framework, including the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) and Network Planning Group (NPG), oversees its implementation.
• The Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) complement the plan's objectives.
• The digital platform provides access to 230 approved datasets and over 23,493 data layers for data-driven decision-making.

Detailed Insights:

• PM GatiShakti aims to coordinate infrastructure development across sectors to achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat.
• The platform enables planners to view infrastructure, geographic features, and economic zones together for integrated project planning.
• The NPG has evaluated 396 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹18.66 lakh crore, with 256 sanctioned.
• ITLA will prepare a National Transport Master Plan with a 10-year horizon and appraise projects costing ₹500 crore or more.
• ITLA will also develop a National Transport Data Repository (NTDR) by integrating data from sources like FASTag and GSTN e-way bills.
• GSV, established in 2022, is a specialized university for transport and logistics, supporting PM GatiShakti and the National Logistics Policy (2022).
• The digital platform supports activities like site suitability analysis, identifying Go/No-Go areas, and obtaining clearances.
• It maps economic zones such as textile clusters and defence corridors to identify missing infrastructure linkages.
• The Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) and Logistics Data Bank (LDB) enhance digital information exchange and visibility in the logistics ecosystem.
• The platform was opened to the private sector in October 2025 via Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) for regulated data access.
• Examples like the Pune–Bengaluru Expressway demonstrate reduced forest land overlap and significant fuel/carbon savings through PM GatiShakti planning.

Key Concepts Involved:

• PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP): A GIS-based platform for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure projects across India.
• Geographic Information System (GIS): A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.
• National Logistics Policy (2022): A policy aimed at reducing logistics costs, improving India's logistics performance, and enabling efficient movement of goods.
• Viksit Bharat: A vision for India to become a developed nation by 2047, emphasizing economic growth, social progress, and good governance.