Union Territories: 13 states, UTs amongst ‘achievers’ in logistics efficiency index: DPIIT report

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Union Territories: 13 states, UTs amongst ‘achievers’ in logistics efficiency index: DPIIT report

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, and Gujarat are among the many 13 states and Union Territories which have once more been categorised as “achievers” within the logistics index chart 2023, in accordance with a report launched by the commerce and trade ministry on Saturday.
The index is an indicator of the effectivity of logistical companies vital for selling exports and financial progress.
As in opposition to 15 states and UTs, this yr the quantity has lowered to 13 as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have slipped into “aspirers” and “quick movers” classes, respectively, this yr.
Steps taken by Sikkim and Tripura have helped them transfer up the ladder to the “achievers” class from “quick movers” in 2022.
The opposite states and UTs within the “achievers” class are Delhi, Assam, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.
Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry have been categorised as “quick movers” within the report.
These within the “aspirers” class embody Goa, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The report ranks states on the premise of their logistics ecosystem, highlights the important thing logistics-related challenges confronted by the stakeholders and consists of suggestive suggestions, in accordance with the fifth LEADS (Logistics Ease Throughout Totally different States) 2023 report unveiled by Commerce and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal.
The index goals at enhancing deal with enhancing logistics efficiency throughout states, which is important for enhancing the nation’s commerce and lowering transaction value.
Goyal stated the logistics sector will play a key position in taking the nation’s economic system to about USD 35 trillion by 2047.
Citing a report of financial suppose tank NCAER, he stated the nation’s logistics value is estimated within the vary of seven.8 per cent to eight.9 per cent.
“Going ahead, the intention to carry it all the way down to the 5-6 per cent stage is actually doable,” he stated, including that the federal government has taken a sequence of measures reminiscent of investing big quantities in infrastructure growth to assist promote minimize logistics prices.
He prompt the trade to deal with expert manpower, enhanced participation of states, use of latest applied sciences like AI, blockchain and knowledge analytics, and steps to cut back carbon footprint will additional assist in the expansion of the nation’s logistics sector.