Parliament updated on Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal development
Seventy-nine in principle approvals have been granted for development of Cargo Terminals under Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal policy, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw told parliament on 9 Dec 2022.
Under the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) Policy, it has been targeted to develop 100 GCTs in three years — 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25. Twenty-two GCTs have already been commissioned.
He said that 125 applications for development of Cargo Terminals under the GCT Policy have been received, out of which the 79 were given in principle approvals.
For GCTs to be developed on non-Railway land, the GCT Operators will identify the location and will construct the terminal after obtaining necessary approval.
For GCTs to be developed either fully or partially on Railway land, the land parcels will be identified by Railways, and the GCT Operator for construction and operation of Terminal will be selected through open tendering process, said the Minister. fiinews.com
