Union Territories: 13 states, UTs among ‘achievers’ in logistics performance index: DPIIT report

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NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, and Gujarat are among the 13 states and Union Territories which have once more been categorised as “achievers” in the logistics index chart 2023, in response to a report launched by the commerce and business ministry on Saturday.
The index is an indicator of the effectivity of logistical providers needed for selling exports and financial development.
As in opposition to 15 states and UTs, this yr the quantity has diminished to 13 as Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have slipped into (*13*) and “fast movers” classes, respectively, this yr.
Steps taken by Sikkim and Tripura have helped them transfer up the ladder to the “achievers” class from “fast movers” in 2022.
The different states and UTs in 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 “fast movers” in the report.
Those in the (*13*) class embrace 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 idea of their logistics ecosystem, highlights the important thing logistics-related challenges confronted by the stakeholders and contains suggestive suggestions, in response to the fifth LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2023 report unveiled by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
The index goals at enhancing give attention to bettering logistics performance throughout states, which is important for bettering the nation’s commerce and lowering transaction price.
Goyal stated the logistics sector will play a key function in taking the nation’s economic system to about USD 35 trillion by 2047.
Citing a report of financial assume tank NCAER, he stated the nation’s logistics price is estimated in the vary of seven.8 per cent to eight.9 per cent.
“Going forward, the aim to bring it down to the 5-6 per cent level is certainly doable,” he stated, including that the federal government has taken a collection of measures comparable to investing big quantities in infrastructure growth to assist promote lower logistics prices.
He instructed the business to give attention to expert manpower, enhanced participation of states, use of recent applied sciences like AI, blockchain and knowledge analytics, and steps to scale back carbon footprint will additional assist in the expansion of the nation’s logistics sector.


Nilesh Desai
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