Infra overhaul: Centre to replace Gati Shakti’s Network Planning Group with new authority; five- and ten-year transport plans on agenda
The central government is set to overhaul the PM Gati Shakti governance structure by winding up the existing Network Planning Group (NPG) and replacing it with a new, centralised institution to coordinate India’s transport infrastructure strategy.The proposed body, tentatively named the GatiShakti Transport Planning and Research Organisation (GTPRO), will operate under the Cabinet Secretariat and…