PM GatiShakti hits 5-year mark with 1,800+ data layers, ₹20.23 lakh crore in projects
Synopsis
Five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PM GatiShakti, India's flagship infrastructure-planning platform has grown into a 1,800-data-layer ecosystem covering every state and ministry — and has appraised ₹20.23 lakh crore worth of projects. Its latest expansion into district-level social infrastructure marks a fundamental shift from highways to human development.
Key Takeaways
PM GatiShakti NMP completed five years on 13 October 2026 , integrating over 1,800 data layers across 58 central ministries and all 36 states and UTs .
The Network Planning Group (NPG) evaluated 421 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹20.23 lakh crore in 2026 using PMGS principles.
Over 65 software modules and more than 100 mobile and web applications have been built on the platform.
The platform was indigenously developed by BISAG-N under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
The PM GatiShakti Public Platform via the Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI) was opened to private entities and the public in September 2025 .
The initiative has expanded beyond infrastructure to cover district-level social services including roads, schools, healthcare, and water pipelines.
The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS NMP) has integrated over 1,800 data layers spanning 58 central ministries and departments and all 36 states and Union Territories as the initiative marked its fifth anniversary on 13 October 2026, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The platform has emerged as the country's most comprehensive geospatial infrastructure-planning ecosystem since its launch in October 2021.
Scale of the Platform
Beyond data integration, the PMGS NMP has facilitated the development of over 65 software modules and tools alongside more than 100 mobile and web applications, the ministry stated. These tools are designed to strengthen data-driven decision-making across infrastructure sectors nationwide.
The platform was developed indigenously under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), underscoring India's growing capacity in sovereign geospatial technology.
Projects Evaluated and Financial Scale
The Network Planning Group (NPG) has evaluated over 421 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹20.23 lakh crore using PM GatiShakti principles in 2026. The evaluation framework prioritises integrated planning, multimodal infrastructure development, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes, intermodal connectivity, improved logistics efficiency, and synchronised project implementation.
This represents one of the largest coordinated infrastructure-appraisal exercises in independent India's history by value.
From Infrastructure to Social Sector
The initiative has progressively evolved from a conventional infrastructure planning tool into a broader geospatial planning ecosystem. Notably, it has extended to district-level planning, covering roads, schools, healthcare facilities, water pipelines, and other essential civic services — a significant expansion of its original mandate.
This comes amid growing policy emphasis on integrated local governance, with the Centre increasingly pushing for bottom-up planning frameworks that link district-level data to national infrastructure investment decisions.
Public Access and New Tools
In September 2025, the PM GatiShakti Public Platform was launched through the Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI), extending selected data-analytics capabilities to private entities and the general public for the first time. This open-access move signals a shift toward transparent, participatory infrastructure planning.
Additional governance tools — including the Knowledge Management System (KMS), the Decentralised Data Uploading and Management System (DUMS), and the PMGS-NMP Dashboard — have further strengthened data governance, knowledge sharing, and real-time infrastructure monitoring across agencies.
What This Means Going Forward
As PM GatiShakti enters its sixth year, the platform's expansion into social-sector and area-based planning suggests the Centre intends to deepen its role beyond highways and ports into human development infrastructure. The next phase will likely test whether the platform's data richness translates into measurable on-ground delivery outcomes at the district level.
Point of View
But data integration is not the same as delivery. The platform has mapped ₹20.23 lakh crore in projects; what remains less clear is how many have been completed, accelerated, or measurably improved in quality by its use. India's infrastructure bottlenecks historically lie not in planning tools but in land acquisition, inter-agency coordination, and state-level execution capacity — problems that geospatial dashboards illuminate but do not resolve. The extension to district-level social infrastructure is the most consequential pivot: if PMGS can actually synchronise school, road, and healthcare delivery at the local level, it would be a genuine governance shift. That outcome is yet to be demonstrated at scale.
NationPress
13 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan?
PM GatiShakti NMP is a geospatial digital platform launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2021 to enable integrated, data-driven infrastructure planning across central ministries, departments, and all states and UTs. It was indigenously developed by BISAG-N under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and has since evolved into a comprehensive planning ecosystem covering both infrastructure and social-sector development.
How many data layers has PM GatiShakti integrated in five years?
The platform has integrated over 1,800 data layers spanning 58 central ministries and departments and all 36 states and UTs as of its fifth anniversary on 13 October 2026. It has also enabled the development of more than 65 software tools and over 100 mobile and web applications.
What is the value of projects evaluated under PM GatiShakti?
The Network Planning Group evaluated 421 infrastructure projects worth approximately ₹20.23 lakh crore using PM GatiShakti principles in 2026. The evaluation framework focuses on multimodal connectivity, last-mile access, logistics efficiency, and synchronised implementation.
Who can access the PM GatiShakti platform?
Since September 2025, selected data-analytics capabilities have been made available to private entities and the general public through the PM GatiShakti Public Platform, launched via the Unified Geospatial Interface (UGI). Previously, access was largely limited to government ministries and departments.
How has PM GatiShakti expanded beyond infrastructure planning?
The initiative has progressively moved into social-sector and area-based planning, extending to district-level coverage for services such as roads, schools, healthcare facilities, and water pipelines. This marks a significant evolution from its original focus on large-scale national infrastructure corridors.
