Cabinet approves proposal to set up Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority
The Indian Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) to streamline infrastructure planning. The body will act as an apex agency to coordinate multi-modal transport projects and ensure consistency with the National Transport Master Plan.
Why it matters
This initiative aims to reduce bureaucratic fragmentation and improve the efficiency of large-scale infrastructure development across India.
The Cabinet on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) approved a proposal to set up an Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA), Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The authority will function as the apex body for integrated transport and logistics planning, research, project appraisal and monitoring, policy support and data analytics. The ITLA will prepare a long-term Transport Plan covering roads, railways, ports and shipping, civil aviation, inland waterways, coastal shipping, urban mobility and logistics, Mr. Vaishnaw said.
The decision to set up the ITLA was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Cabinet "approved the setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), namely, Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment within the broad domains of transportation and logistics," an official statement said.
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