Shri Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog launches PACT and ZET marketplace, urges stategic electrification of India’s freight sector

Shri Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog, launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and the Zero Emission Truck (ZET) Marketplace at the 5th E-Fast India Summit 2026. Stressing the strategic electrification of India's freight sector, he noted that heavy trucks account for over a third of transport-sector carbon emissions despite making up only 3-4% of the vehicle fleet. The newly launched platforms aim to address constraints such as structural fragmentation among logistics operators, high financing costs, and the absence of coordinated corridor planning through demand aggregation, financing innovation, and corridor-based projectization. The address also highlighted various government initiatives supporting EV adoption, including PLI schemes, public charging infrastructure expansion, and demand-side measures.