The government’s Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal policy has mobilised private investment of approximately Rs 10,000 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (22 July).
142 GCTs have been commissioned with a rail freight handling capacity of 224 million tonnes per annum, marking significant progress in India’s logistics transformation.
In addition, in-principle approvals have been granted for the development of another 310 GCTs.
The location of the GCTs is decided on the basis of demand from industry, potential cargo traffic, availability of railway infrastructure and overall logistics potential of the area, the minister said.
Twelve GCTs have been set up in Odisha, with in-principle approvals for another 36 locations in the state.
