In March 2026, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi approved several major infrastructure projects, including granting international airport status to Madurai Airport (Tamil Nadu, TN); Rs. 4,474 crore railway multitracking projects in West Bengal (WB) and Jharkhand, a Rs. 3,631 crore road project in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (UP), and a Rs. 3,839 crore highway widening project in Madhya Pradesh (MP).

• The projects, approved under the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP), are intended to advance regional connectivity, streamline logistics, and foster economic development across India.

Key Details of Approvals:

Approval 1: The Union Cabinet approved the declaration of Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu (TN) as an International Airport.
Approval 2: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two Indian Railways (IR) multitracking projects worth Rs 4,474 crore.

• The projects span five districts across WB and Jharkhand, expanding the IRs network by about 192 kilometres (km).

Approval 3: The CCEA approved the revised capital cost of Rs 3,630.77 crore for constructing Greenfield road connectivity to Noida International Airport , commonly known as Jewar International Airport, UP.

Approval 4: CCEA approved a Rs 3,839.42 crore project for four-laning the Badnawar–Petlawad–Thandla–Timarwani section of National Highway-752D (NH-752D) in MP.