Indore is set to host a joint team from the Centre’s PM Gati Shakti programme and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 12 or 13 for a detailed assessment of its logistics ecosystem. The visit follows Indore’s selection as a pilot city under the Gati Shakti City Logistics Plan — a move that places it among a select group of cities chosen for this national initiative, an official release stated.
The visiting delegation will evaluate multiple components of Indore’s logistics and mobility network, including traffic patterns, freight transport, entry–exit corridors, warehousing capacity, truck flow routes, major markets, and industrial clusters. The findings will form the foundation for a long-term logistics strategy designed to streamline mobility and support sustained economic growth.
Ahead of the visit, Indore MP Shankar Lalwani met senior Gati Shakti officials at the Ministry of Commerce in New Delhi on Friday. ADB representatives also joined the discussions, which focused on survey planning, workshop schedules, field studies, technical assistance, financing frameworks, and integration of global best practices.
MP Lalwani said he had personally requested Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to include Indore in the Gati Shakti City Logistics Pilot. “Accepting this request, the Central Government has given Indore a place among select cities of the country,” he said.
According to Lalwani, the upcoming survey will target improvements at two levels: easing internal traffic and transport systems within Indore and strengthening inter-city connectivity and logistics linkages. “Its implementation will provide relief to common citizens from traffic woes, while also providing major assistance to industry and trade,” he added.
The City Logistics Plan, once implemented, is expected to optimise traffic movement, cut travel time, reduce logistics and business costs, and enhance regional connectivity — ultimately positioning Indore as a major logistics and trade hub.
Transformative Approach for Infrastructure Development
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP), launched on October 13, 2021, is a transformative, integrated approach to infrastructure planning and development. The NMP aims to enable seamless multimodal connectivity across economic zones by synchronising planning between ministries and departments.
Approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, PM Gati Shakti is powered by seven key engines — Railways, Roads, Ports, Waterways, Airports, Mass Transport, and Logistics Infrastructure — working collectively to accelerate economic growth, reduce logistics costs, and boost sustainable development.
