The Government of India has prioritized the development of a robust and cost-effective logistics ecosystem. To fulfill this vision, the Logistics Division of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry conducts an annual “Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)” survey in all states/UTs to assess and suggest various improvements in the logistics sector of the country. The LEADS survey assesses the views of various users and stakeholders across the value chain (carriers, terminal infrastructure service providers, logistics service providers, carriers and government agencies) to understand the “enablers” and “obstacles” of the country’s logistics ecosystem. The annual survey processes data collected from stakeholders (perception data) and states / UTs (objective data) and evaluates the logistics ecosystem of each state / UT using a statistical model.
In the LEADS Annual Report 2021, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab ranked top three among the states, while Jammu Kashmir, Sikkim and Meghalaya were the top three in Northeast states and Himalayan UTs, respectively. The LEADS 2022 survey was launched this April. More than 600 physical meetings were held with the support of more than 20 national associations and more than 75 regional associations across the country. Their active participation resulted in more than 6,000 responses being collected this year. States / UTs also actively participated and provided necessary data regarding the survey.
The LEADS 2022 survey further supports the transformational approach of PM-Gati Shakti. It identifies problems and bottlenecks that require immediate action and can help supply chain synergy. The National Master Plan, which is being developed in collaboration with BISAG-N, now has 900+ GIS layers and 612 state/UT integrated base layers. The States/UTs of Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Goa have led the way in the core data layer integration process.
Institutional mechanism for PM GatiShakti, all 36 States/UTs have formed State Logistics Coordination Committee (SLCC), 34 States/UTs have formed Network Planning Group (NPG) and 35 States/UTs have formed Technical Support Unit (TSU). 14 States/UTs have also formulated logistics policy out of which 3 States/UTs are in draft stage.
The LEADS 2022 survey, along with Prime Minister GatiShakti’s transformative approach, is expected to break down silos and improve the country’s logistics efficiency, which will also positively reflect on international indices such as the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) conducted annually by the World Bank. The LEADS 2022 exercise is expected to be completed by the end of September 2022, followed by the release of the LEADS 2022 report in October 2022.
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