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NITI Aayog launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and the Zero Emission Truck (ZET) Marketplace on 7 September 2026 at the 5th e-FAST India Summit in New Delhi.
PACT aggregates freight demand from shippers and logistics providers to identify viable electric-truck corridors and plan charging infrastructure.
The ZET Marketplace connects e-truck manufacturers, logistics service providers, charging operators and financiers.
Road transport carries about 70% of India's freight; heavy-duty trucks are only 3-4% of the vehicle fleet but contribute over one-third of transport-sector carbon emissions.
Electric freight vehicle deployments rose from 201 in FY25 to 826 in FY26, with more than 3,000 electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in operation.
Move electric freight from scattered pilots to commercial-scale deployment by pooling freight demand across shippers and logistics providers
Key: Gives demand visibility along designated freight corridors so fleet and charging investments can be justified
Bring the electric freight ecosystem onto one commercial platform
Key: Connects e-truck manufacturers, logistics service providers, charging point operators and financiers
Accelerate freight electrification in India through an industry-government platform
Key: India's first national electric freight platform, launched by NITI Aayog with WRI India on 8 September 2022; PACT and the ZET Marketplace are launched under it
Government policy think tank; hosts the e-FAST India initiative and launched PACT and the ZET Marketplace
Research partner that co-launched e-FAST India and supports freight-electrification analysis
GS Paper 3 > Infrastructure and Environment > Transport, energy transition and emissions
General Awareness > Government Schemes and Initiatives
The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the
Answer: Planning Commission
Who is the current CEO of NITI Aayog (as of the exam date)?
Answer: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
As of 2023, who is the CEO of NITI Aayog?
Answer: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
Which state emerged as the poorest state in the first-ever Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) prepared by NITI Aayog (Nov 2021)?
Answer: Bihar
Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
Answer: NITI Aayog
Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport - a NITI Aayog platform pooling freight demand for zero-emission trucking
Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle, the truck segment targeted by freight electrification
Use of concessional public or philanthropic capital to lower risk and draw commercial investment into a sector