Five Years of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan
PIB Backgrounder · Infrastructure · Posted 12 OCT 2026 1:49PM
What happened
Marking five years since its launch on October 13, 2021, the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan has evolved into a nationwide GIS-based framework covering 58 Central Ministries and all 36 States and UTs to streamline infrastructure planning and project coordination.
Why it matters for UPSC
This release is significant for UPSC GS Paper III as it highlights India's framework for integrated infrastructure planning, multimodal connectivity, and logistics development under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
Key objectives
- Covers 58 Central Ministries and Departments and all 36 States and Union Territories.
- Utilises a GIS-based platform integrating over 23,493 data layers for infrastructure planning.
- Operates through a three-tier institutional framework: EGoS, NPG, and TSU.
- Features the PM GatiShakti Public platform providing access to 230 approved datasets for analysis.