NEWS – ‘Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024’ Report released

HIGHLIGHTS

LEADS

• Indigenous data-driven index to assess logistics infrastructure, services, and human resources across all 36 States and UTs.
• Continues to act as a guiding & bridging mechanism for the identification of interventions enhancing logistics efficiency at State/UTs
• Reflects positively on international indices, like the Logistics Performance Index.
• Aims to guide stakeholders in the logistics sector by offering strategic insights and fostering healthy competition among states and union territories to improve their logistics performance.
• Conceived on the lines of the Logistics Performance Index of World Bank in 2018 and has evolved over time.
• Regional Performance Overview in LEADS 2024:
  • Coastal Group:
    • Achievers: Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
    • Fast Movers: Andhra Pradesh, Goa
    • Aspirers: Kerala, West Bengal
  • Landlocked Group:
    • Achievers: Haryana, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
    • Fast Movers: Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan
    • Aspirers: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
  • North-Eastern Group:
    • Achievers: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
    • Fast Movers: Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
    • Aspirers: Manipur
  • Union Territories:
    • Achievers: Chandigarh, Delhi
    • Fast Movers: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
    • Aspirers: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh
  • LEAPS 2024 Awards and Recognitions:
    • Winners across multiple categories including Core Logistics, Startups, MSMEs, and Institutions were felicitated for their contributions to logistics.
    • Key awardees include:
      • Core Logistics: Kerry Indev Logistics (Air Freight), Visakha Container Terminal Pvt Ltd (Maritime Freight), DP World Rail Logistics (Rail Freight).
      • Startups: Myzek Logistics Pvt Ltd (Logistics Operations), Sarvodaya Infotech Pvt Ltd (Logistics Technology).
      • MSMEs: Shipwaves Online Limited (Logistics Service Provider).
      • Institutions: Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai (Education and Skill Development).
      • Special Categories: Delhivery Limited (E-commerce Operations), Pushpak Logistics Solutions LLP (Multimodal Logistics).
    • Additional Initiatives:
      • PM GatiShakti Course by GatiShakti Vishwavidyalaya to promote efficient infrastructure planning and national development was launched
      • The Logistics Cost Framework report by NCAER was unveiled, which aims to assess logistics costs in India using a hybrid methodology.