Union Cabinet clears creation of ITLA as SPV for unified transport planning

Key facts

• The Union Cabinet on October 6, 2026 approved setting up a special purpose vehicle called the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment of transport and logistics.
• ITLA will prepare a comprehensive National Transport Master Plan with a planning horizon of ten years or more, covering roads, railways, ports and shipping, civil aviation, inland waterways, coastal shipping, urban mobility and logistics.
• ITLA will evaluate short-term sectoral plans (about five years) and annual plans of transport Ministries for alignment with the National Transport Master Plan.
• ITLA will undertake technical appraisal of government infrastructure projects costing ₹500 crore or more, while financial appraisal remains with existing mechanisms.
• ITLA will build a National Transport Data Repository integrating datasets such as GSTN e-way bills, FASTag, Vahan, GPS and urban traffic systems for freight-flow and origin-destination analytics.
• ITLA will advise on review and updation of the National Logistics Policy, support capacity building, training and skilling, and promote research and innovation in transport and logistics.
• The approval aims to address challenges from fragmented planning across multiple transport Ministries and agencies, with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announcing the decision at a media briefing.