Lok Sabha Question No. 2921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2921.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2026.

## PM GATI SHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN

## 2921.  SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the steps taken under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to enhance portled development and multimodal logistics infrastructure in Kerala;
- (b) the key industrial corridors, highways, and railway projects planned or currently under implementation in Kerala under this initiative; and
- (c) the initiatives undertaken to ensure that Kerala rural and tribal regions benefit from improved logistics and infrastructure under the PM Gati Shakti framework?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) & (b): One port-led project connecting Navaikulam to Vizhinjam was evaluated by the Network  Planning  Group  (NPG)  under  PM  GatiShakti  National  Master  Plan (PMGS-NMP). Also, one Integrated Manufacturing Cluster at Palakkad under extension of Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor to Kochi via Coimbatore, has been evaluated by the NPG mechanism. In addition to above, 04 transport projects (01-Rail and 03-Road) falling in State of Kerala have been planned and evaluated  under  the  PMGS-NMP.  Above  projects  are  expected  to  enhance port-led development and multimodal logistics infrastructure in Kerala. Details of these projects are given in Annexure-A .

Notified  non -major  ports  namely  Thalassery,  Azhikkal,  Ponnani,  Beypore, Kozhikode,  Vatakara,  Valiyathura,  Kannur,  Neeleswaram,  Manjeswaram, Kasaragod, Kodungallur, Kollam, Kayamkulam, Alappuzha and Neendakara in the State of Kerala have been mapped on PM GatiShakti platform. In addition, two  major  ports  of  Kerala,  Cochin  International  Seaport  and  Vizhinjam International Seaport, have also been mapped on the PMGS-NMP.

One Multi -Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Cochin, Kerala is among the 35 planned MMLPs under the Bharatmala Pariyojana of Govt of India.

Four (04) logistics projects for the State of Kerala were approved under the Part-II of the Govt of India 'Scheme for Special Assistance to the States for Capital Investment' 2022-23. Details of these projects is given at Annexure-B .

- (c): Under  the  PMGS  initiative,  district  level  Master  Plan  (DMP)  has  been introduced in the Wayanad aspirational district in Kerala. This is expected to help improve logistics and social infrastructure in the rural and tribal areas of the State.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2921 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026.

## Details  of  Projects  evaluated  by  Network  Planning  Group  (NPG)  under  PM GatiShakti National Master Plan

|   S. No. | Ministry                                                       | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Estimated Cost of the project (inCroreof Rupees )   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                          | 6 lane Elevated Corridor along with development of existing 4 lane road at ground level from Aroor to Thuravoor Thekku section of NH-66                                                                                               | ₹ 2,810.00                                          |
|        2 | Ministry of Railways                                           | Doubling of track between Turavur - Ambalappuzhain Southern Railway (45.86 km)                                                                                                                                                        | ₹ 1,262.14                                          |
|        3 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                          | Construction of 4-lane Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road (ORR) - Package-I & II from Navaikulam to Vizhinjam (Km0+000to Km 62+700 design length - 62.7 Kmof NH- 866) in the State of Kerala on HAM mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana. | ₹ 4,767.20                                          |
|        4 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                          | 4/6L of Palakkad to Kozhikode (Greenfield) from Km. 0.000 to Km. 121.006 of NH-966 in the state of Kerala under Bharatmala Parajoyana on HAMmode.                                                                                     | ₹ 10,370.00                                         |
|        5 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways                          | Madurai-Kollam ICR                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ₹ 3,518.13                                          |
|        6 | NICDC, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade | Development of Integrated Manufacturing ClusteratPalakkadnodeunder extension of Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC) to Kochi via Coimbatore                                                                                  | ₹ 3815.46                                           |

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ANNEXURE-B ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2921 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2026. Details of projects for the State of Kerala, approved under the Part-II of the 'Scheme for

Special Assistance to the States for Capital Investment' 2022-23.

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                                        | Location                                                                                                   |   Capital Expenditure approved by DoE (in crore of Rupees) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Development of Petrochemical Park                                      | Ernakulam, Kerala                                                                                          |                                                         55 |
| 2         | Development of Life Sciences Park                                      | Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                                                     |                                                         15 |
| 3         | Kerala G-Governance Platform (K-GIS) - state SDC for Gati shakti       | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                                                                 |                                                          6 |
| 4         | Projects for Upgradation of Industrial Parks / Areas / Plots in Kerala | Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha,Ernakulam,Malappuram, Palakkad |                                                         20 |
| Total     | Total                                                                  | Total                                                                                                      |                                                         96 |

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