100th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti evaluates five rail, road and metro projects
The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti, held on 17 October 2025, evaluated five projects — two rail, two road and one metro — including Jaipur Metro Phase 2 and the Gondia–Jabalpur rail doubling.
Summary
The 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG), held on 17 October 2025, evaluated five infrastructure projects for conformity with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan principles of integrated multimodal infrastructure and last-mile connectivity. The projects were: a 65 km quadruple railway line between Hosapete and Ballari in Karnataka; doubling of the 230.5 km Gondia–Jabalpur line across Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; widening of the four-lane Mahwa–Mandawar section of NH-921 in Rajasthan; a six-lane elevated corridor with six lanes at grade and a service road between Anisabad and Deedarganj in the Patna region of Bihar; and Jaipur Metro Phase 2, a 42.8 km north–south corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations (34 elevated, 2 underground).
Key facts
- Meeting
- 100th NPG, PM GatiShakti, 17 Oct 2025
- Projects
- 5 — 2 rail, 2 road (MoRTH), 1 metro (MoHUA)
- Rail (KA)
- Hosapete–Ballari quadrupling, 65 km
- Rail (MH/MP)
- Gondia–Jabalpur doubling, 230.5 km
- Road (RJ)
- Mahwa–Mandawar, NH-921
- Road (BR)
- Anisabad–Deedarganj six-lane elevated, Patna
- Metro (RJ)
- Jaipur Metro Phase 2, Prahladpura–Todi Mod, 42.8 km, 36 stations
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Jaipur Metro Phase 2, evaluated at the 100th NPG meeting under PM GatiShakti, is a north–south corridor between which two points?
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Correct answer: D — Prahladpura and Todi Mod
PIB: MoHUA proposed Jaipur Metro Phase 2, a 42.8 km north–south corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations.
The Gondia–Jabalpur railway doubling project evaluated at the 100th NPG meeting covers about how many kilometres, across which states?
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Correct answer: A — 230.5 km; Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
PIB: the Ministry of Railways proposed doubling of the Gondia–Jabalpur line, covering 230.5 km across Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The 65 km project is Hosapete–Ballari in Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about the 100th meeting of the Network Planning Group (October 2025): 1. It evaluated five projects, including one metro rail project of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. 2. The Mahwa–Mandawar section evaluated at the meeting is part of NH-921 in Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: the NPG evaluated 5 projects — 2 MoRTH road, 2 rail and 1 MoHUA metro project; the Mahwa–Mandawar stretch is on National Highway 921 in Rajasthan.