PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completes five years
Why in the news
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry marked five years of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) in a PIB release on 13 October 2026.
Key facts
- Launch: October 2021, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Data layers: over 1,800, covering 58 Central Ministries/Departments and all 36 States/UTs.
- Network Planning Group (NPG): has evaluated over 400 projects worth about ₹20.23 lakh crore.
- Tools: more than 65 software modules/tools and over 100 mobile and web applications.
- Developer: Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Eight key infrastructure ministries onboarded |
| 2023-24 | Social-sector integration; all 36 States/UTs onboarded |
| 2024-25 | Economic-sector integration; District Master Plan launched |
| 2025-26 | PM GatiShakti Public platform / Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI) launched in September 2025 |
About PM GatiShakti
PM GatiShakti is a GIS-based digital platform that brings infrastructure and planning data of ministries and states onto one map. It helps agencies plan roads, railways, ports and other projects together, avoiding delays and duplication. The NPG is the inter-ministerial body that examines large projects using the platform. The Union Cabinet has also approved an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) to strengthen transport and logistics planning and monitoring.
Exam angle
- Launched October 2021; nodal ministry: Commerce and Industry.
- NPG evaluates projects; over 400 projects worth about ₹20.23 lakh crore so far.
- Built by BISAG-N; UGI public platform launched September 2025.