No Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal proposal received for Narkatiaganj, Bihar

The Ministry of Railways responded with a statement detailing the number of commissioned terminals, investment figures, and state-wise breakdowns.

Asked and answered by: Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey; Answered by: Ministry of Railways (Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw).

What the government said

• 142 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) have been commissioned.
• In-Principle Approvals (IPAs) have been granted for 310 additional locations.
• The 142 commissioned GCTs have an estimated freight handling capacity of 224 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).
• Private investment of approximately ₹10,000 crore has been mobilized through these GCTs.
• Freight handled at these GCTs during 2025-26 is 146 MT (million tonnes).
• In Andhra Pradesh, 5 GCTs are commissioned, including one at Tummalacheruvu (Palnadu district) which handled 1.214 MT of traffic in 2025-26.
• In Rajasthan, 10 GCTs are commissioned.
• In Odisha, 12 GCTs are commissioned; one proposal for a GCT at Porjanpur in Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency is under consideration.
• In Bihar, 5 GCTs are commissioned; no proposal for a GCT at Narkatiaganj has been received from the industry.
• GCTs handle commodities including cement, steel, foodgrains, fertilizers, coal, fly ash, minerals, containers, and automobiles.

Also in the document

• The answer states that no proposal for a GCT at Narkatiaganj, Bihar, has been received from the industry.
• The answer notes that one proposal for a GCT at Porjanpur in Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency, Odisha, is currently under consideration rather than approved or commissioned.