NITI Aayog's e-FAST India launches PACT platform to scale zero-emission trucks
On 7 September 2026, NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) at the 5th e-FAST India Summit to pool freight demand and speed up deployment of zero-emission trucks.
Summary
NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) at the 5th e-FAST India Summit 2026 on 7 September 2026. PACT is a flagship initiative of e-FAST India, a NITI Aayog platform, and aggregates freight demand from shippers and logistics service providers into deployment opportunities on identified freight corridors. The aim is to strengthen the commercial case for zero-emission trucks (ZETs). The summit also introduced a ZET Marketplace that connects e-truck makers, logistics firms, charge point operators, financiers and technology companies. MoRTH Secretary V. Umashankar and about 250 participants attended.
Key facts
- Launched
- PACT — Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport, 7 Sep 2026
- By
- Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog
- Event
- 5th e-FAST India Summit 2026
- Purpose
- Aggregate freight demand to deploy zero-emission trucks on corridors
- Also launched
- ZET Marketplace (makers, LSPs, CPOs, financiers)
- Parent platform
- e-FAST India (NITI Aayog)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
PACT, launched at the 5th e-FAST India Summit on 7 September 2026, stands for what?
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Correct answer: D — Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport
PACT is the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport, launched by NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba.
e-FAST India, under which PACT was launched to support zero-emission trucks, is an initiative of which body?
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Correct answer: A — NITI Aayog
PIB describes e-FAST India as an initiative of NITI Aayog.