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. The decision to set up the ITLA was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The authority will evaluate short-term sectoral plans (of about five years) and annual plans of transport Ministries to ensure consistency and alignment with the National Transport Master Plan, and promote multi-modal infrastructure development. Financial appraisal will continue to be carried out through existing mechanisms.
It will also undertake technical appraisal of government infrastructure projects costing ₹500 crore or more. It will also advise and assist in the review and updating of the National Logistics Policy (2022), and in capacity building, training and skilling in the logistics sector.
Vaishnaw said. 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.
