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PM GatiShakti — India's Infrastructure Master Plan
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan is a GIS-based digital map on which central ministries and States plan roads, railways, ports and other infrastructure together instead of department by department. It turned five on 13 October 2026, when the Commerce Ministry reported that 421 projects worth ₹20.23 lakh crore had been vetted through the plan's Network Planning Group.
Last updated 13 October 20264 min read
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New card: GatiShakti's launch, engines, three-tier mechanism and platform, with the five-year tally of 421 projects worth ₹20.23 lakh crore.
- PM GatiShakti
- National Master Plan
- BISAG-N
- Network Planning Group
- multimodal connectivity
- infrastructure planning
- DPIIT
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