Union Cabinet Approves an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority as a National Apex Planning Body
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on 6 October 2026 the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) as a Special Purpose Vehicle and national apex body for multimodal transport planning. ITLA will draft a National Transport Master Plan with a horizon of ten years or more across roads, railways, ports, aviation, waterways and urban mobility, and will technically appraise and monitor central projects costing Rs 500 crore or more, with financial appraisal unchanged. It will build a National Transport Data Repository from GSTN e-way bills, FASTag, Vahan and GPS data, and advise on updating the National Logistics Policy 2022.
The National Logistics Policy was launched on 17 September 2022 to cut India's logistics cost as a share of GDP | The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, launched on 13 October 2021, is the GIS-based platform for multimodal infrastructure planning and uses Network Planning Groups | India's logistics performance is tracked by the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index and the domestic LEADS report of the Commerce Ministry