Cabinet approves setting up of Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority

The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) named the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. ITLA will serve as a national apex institution to address fragmented planning across transport ministries by fostering multi-modal integration, research, project appraisal, monitoring, and impact assessment. Its responsibilities include preparing a 10-year National Transport Master Plan, evaluating sectoral plans, conducting technical appraisals and monitoring of infrastructure projects costing Rs. 500 crore or more, building a unified National Transport Data Repository (NTDR), advising on the National Logistics Policy (2022), and promoting research, skilling, and innovations in the logistics sector.