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Topic 188 · Economy, Budget & Banking

NITI Aayog launches PACT and ZET marketplace

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: At the 5th e-FAST India Summit in New Delhi on 7 September 2026, NITI Aayog launched PACT and a Zero-Emission Truck marketplace.
  2. PACT: The Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport pools freight demand from shippers and logistics providers.
  3. Current Head: NITI Aayog is chaired by the Prime Minister; Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been its Vice Chairperson since 8 May 2026.
  4. ZET Marketplace: It links e-truck makers, logistics firms, charging operators and financiers in one marketplace for zero-emission trucks.
  5. Data Point: Reports cite e-freight vehicle deployments rising from 201 in FY25 to 826 in FY26.
  6. Stakeholders: Shippers, fleet operators, vehicle makers, charging networks and lenders are the platform's participants.
  7. India Link: Cleaner freight supports India's goal of net-zero emissions by 2070, announced at COP26 in Glasgow.
  8. Headquarters: NITI Aayog is based at NITI Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
  9. Founded: NITI Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015 by Cabinet resolution, replacing the Planning Commission of 1950.
  10. Policy Backdrop: The PM E-DRIVE scheme, launched in October 2024, supports electric vehicles including e-trucks.
  11. Statute: NITI Aayog is neither constitutional nor statutory; the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs vehicle registration and permits.
  12. Doctrine: Vellore Citizens' Forum v Union of India (1996) recognised sustainable development, the precautionary principle and polluter pays as law.
Question 1 of 10

NITI Aayog launched PACT and which other platform on 7 September 2026?

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Answer: (A) Zero-Emission Truck marketplace

Core Trigger: At the 5th e-FAST India Summit in New Delhi on 7 September 2026, NITI Aayog launched PACT and a Zero-Emission Truck marketplace.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What does PACT, the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport, pool together?

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Answer: (C) Freight demand from shippers and logistics providers

PACT: The Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport pools freight demand from shippers and logistics providers.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who has been NITI Aayog's Vice Chairperson since 8 May 2026?

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Answer: (C) Ashok Kumar Lahiri

Current Head: NITI Aayog is chaired by the Prime Minister; Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been its Vice Chairperson since 8 May 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Besides e-truck makers, logistics firms and charging operators, the ZET marketplace links whom?

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Answer: (D) Financiers

ZET Marketplace: It links e-truck makers, logistics firms, charging operators and financiers in one marketplace for zero-emission trucks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 4

Question 5 of 10

E-freight vehicle deployments rose from 201 in FY25 to how many in FY26?

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Answer: (D) 826

Data Point: Reports cite e-freight vehicle deployments rising from 201 in FY25 to 826 in FY26.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 5

Question 6 of 10

India's net-zero goal for 2070 was announced at which summit?

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Answer: (D) COP26 at Glasgow

India Link: Cleaner freight supports India's goal of net-zero emissions by 2070, announced at COP26 in Glasgow.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 7

Question 7 of 10

NITI Aayog is based at which address in New Delhi?

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Answer: (B) NITI Bhawan, Sansad Marg

Headquarters: NITI Aayog is based at NITI Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 8

Question 8 of 10

NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission set up in which year?

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Answer: (B) 1950

Founded: NITI Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015 by Cabinet resolution, replacing the Planning Commission of 1950.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The PM E-DRIVE scheme, which supports e-trucks, was launched in which month and year?

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Answer: (D) October 2024

Policy Backdrop: The PM E-DRIVE scheme, launched in October 2024, supports electric vehicles including e-trucks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. NITI Aayog is a constitutional body. 2. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs vehicle registration and permits. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Statute: NITI Aayog is neither constitutional nor statutory; the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 governs vehicle registration and permits.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 188, point 11

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