Cabinet approves setting up of Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority

The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle named the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) to address challenges from fragmented planning across transport ministries and agencies. ITLA will serve as the national apex institution for integrated transport and logistics planning, research, project appraisal, monitoring, and data analytics. Its roles include preparing a long-term National Transport Master Plan, evaluating short-term sectoral plans, technically appraising infrastructure projects costing Rs. 500 crore or more, monitoring project implementation, building a unified National Transport Data Repository, advising on the review of the National Logistics Policy (2022), promoting research, and supporting capacity building.