India
Cabinet clears Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority
The Hindu··6d ago
The Union Cabinet on October 6, 2026 approved a proposal to set up an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. ITLA will prepare a long-term national transport plan covering roads, railways, ports, aviation, waterways and urban mobility. It will technically appraise and monitor government infrastructure projects costing Rs 500 crore or more.
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What It Means For You
- Major transport projects of Rs 500 crore or more will face technical appraisal under one authority.
- Financial appraisal stays with existing mechanisms, the Cabinet note said.
- A unified transport data repository will pull FASTag, Vahan, GSTN e-way bill and GPS datasets.
What's Happening
- The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an SPV named ITLA.
- Vaishnaw said logistics demand grows about 10 percent when GDP grows by 7 percent.
- ITLA will also help review the National Logistics Policy of 2022.
Why Transport Planning Was Split
- Officials said fragmented planning across ministries has slowed multi-modal integration.
- The National Transport Master Plan horizon is 10 years or more, Hindustan Times reported.
- Short-term sectoral plans of about five years will be checked against the master plan.
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