Cabinet approves Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority to plan all transport modes together
Key facts
- On 6 October 2026, the Union Cabinet approved setting up the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA).
- ITLA is a Special Purpose Vehicle and will be the apex body for transport and logistics planning.
- It will prepare a National Transport Master Plan with a horizon of ten years or more.
- It will technically appraise and monitor Central infrastructure projects costing ₹500 crore or more.
Why it matters
[Policy] Roads, railways, ports, airports and waterways are planned by separate ministries today. ITLA is meant to end this fragmented planning with one multimodal master plan. It will build a National Transport Data Repository from e-way bill, FASTag and Vahan data. It complements PM GatiShakti and the National Logistics Policy, 2022. This links to GS-3 infrastructure and logistics costs.
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