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PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completes five years with 421 projects worth ₹20.23 lakh crore evaluated

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 13 October 2026 that the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan has completed five years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched it in October 2021.
The platform now integrates more than 1,800 data layers from 58 Central Ministries/Departments and all 36 States and Union Territories.
It supports more than 65 software modules and tools and over 100 mobile and web applications.
The Network Planning Group has evaluated 421 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹20.23 Lakh Crore.
The platform was developed indigenously by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).
The Union Cabinet has approved an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority to strengthen research, planning, evaluation, monitoring and impact assessment in transport and logistics.

Launched: October 2021 Data layers: more than 1,800 Ministries/Departments: 58 Projects evaluated: 421 Value of projects: ₹20.23 Lakh Crore
Why it matters for exams: The launch year, the developing agency BISAG-N, the Network Planning Group and the new Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority are directly askable facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC

In plain words

BISAG-N Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics — A central government institute that builds geospatial platforms and applications.

NPG Network Planning Group — The body that appraises infrastructure projects for integrated multimodal planning under PM GatiShakti.