LAUNCHED 2021 · INFRASTRUCTURE

PM Gati Shakti — National Master Plan

Integrated, multimodal connectivity for infrastructure projects

2021
Launched
16+
Ministries Integrated
GIS
Digital Platform
📌 Why It Matters: PM Gati Shakti is a high-frequency topic in UPSC, SSC and banking exams. Remember the launch year, the number of ministries integrated and that it is a GIS-based digital platform.

PM Gati Shakti is a National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity launched to bring integrated and coordinated planning of infrastructure across the country. It is a GIS-based digital platform that brings 16+ ministries — including Railways, Roads, Ports, Waterways and Telecom — onto a single portal to ensure holistic infrastructure development, reduce logistics costs and remove planning silos.

🎯 Key Objectives

  • Enable integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure projects
  • Reduce logistics costs and improve last-mile connectivity
  • Break departmental silos through a single GIS-based digital platform
  • Support faster approvals and synchronised execution of projects

📋 Key Facts

Launched October 2021
Type GIS-based digital master-plan platform
Nodal Ministry Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce
Ministries Integrated 16 ministries / departments
Core Pillars Comprehensiveness, Prioritisation, Optimisation, Synchronisation, Analytical, Dynamic
Goal Multimodal connectivity & reduced logistics cost
⚡ Exam Pointers
  • GIS-based digital platform integrating 16+ ministries
  • Nodal body: DPIIT under Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  • Aims to cut logistics cost (India aims to bring it down to global levels)
  • Linked with the National Logistics Policy (2022)

📝 Test Yourself — 5 Questions

Practice MCQs for competitive exams

Q1. PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan was launched in which year?
A. 2019
B. 2020
✔ C. 2021
D. 2022
Q2. PM Gati Shakti is primarily a:
A. Cash transfer scheme
✔ B. GIS-based digital platform for infrastructure
C. Health insurance scheme
D. Crop insurance scheme
Q3. Which department is the nodal agency for PM Gati Shakti?
A. NITI Aayog
✔ B. DPIIT (Ministry of Commerce & Industry)
C. Ministry of Railways
D. Ministry of Finance
Q4. A main objective of PM Gati Shakti is to:
A. Increase income tax
✔ B. Reduce logistics costs and improve connectivity
C. Provide free housing
D. Distribute LPG cylinders
Q5. PM Gati Shakti integrates approximately how many ministries/departments?
A. 6
B. 10
✔ C. 16
D. 30