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100th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: 100th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti (GS3 · Infrastructure, 17 October 2025)

What happened

  • The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group evaluated five projects: two road, two rail and one metro, against PM GatiShakti principles [PIB].
  • One was quadrupling the Hosapete-Ballari rail line in Karnataka [PIB].

Background

  • Projects are checked for integrated multimodal planning, last-mile links and a whole-of-government approach [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Joint planning avoids roads being dug up for pipelines a year later.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-17): the 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group evaluated five projects: two road, two rail and one metro, against PM GatiShakti principles.
  2. Joint planning avoids roads being dug up for pipelines a year later.
Quotable data point

The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group evaluated five projects: two road, two rail and one metro, against PM GatiShakti principles.

PIB: Commerce: 100th NPG meeting, 17 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NPG, NMP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Meeting number

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Projects evaluated

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Rail project named

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Commerce: 100th NPG meeting, 17 Oct 2025

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