New Delhi
Over the past 11 years, India’s transport infrastructure has seen major growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, now the second-longest serving PM after Nehru. Massive investments have transformed roads, railways, aviation, ports, and waterways.
Key national initiatives like PM GatiShakti, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, and UDAN have pushed this progress. GatiShakti, launched in 2021, integrates planning across ministries and states through a GIS-based platform. Investments worth Rs 100 lakh crore are being channelled into seven core sectors.
In aviation, India now has 162 airports—up from 74 in 2014—thanks to over Rs 96,000 crore in investments. Passenger traffic hit 412 million in 2024-25. The UDAN scheme connected 92 underserved airports, heliports, and water aerodromes, with 1.51 crore people flying on low-cost routes.
The national highway network grew 60%, from 91,287 km to 1,46,204 km, with construction speed jumping from 11.6 km/day to 34 km/day. Road transport investment rose 6.4 times, with a 570% increase in budget allocation since 2014.
Indian Railways’ budget has increased ninefold. Since 2014, 68 Vande Bharat trains have been launched, 31,000 km of new tracks laid, and over 45,000 km electrified—saving nearly Rs 3,000 crore annually.
Port capacity doubled to 2,762 MMTPA, with ship turnaround time cut to 49 hours. Notably, the Vizhinjam Port, inaugurated in May 2025, is India’s first deepwater transshipment hub.
Inland water cargo rose from 18 MMT to 146 MMT in 10 years, with major upgrades underway for National Waterway-1.