Lok Sabha Question No. 2377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: ULIP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2377. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH      MARCH, 2022.

## ULIP

## 2377.  DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the  Government has proposed for data  exchange among all  mode operators on Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) designed for Application Programming Interface (API);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed for award of Contracts for implementation of  Multimodal Logistics  Parks  at four  locations  through  PPP mode in 2022-23;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government for efficient movement of goods through different modes, reducing logistics cost and time, assisting just-in-time inventory management and eliminating tedious documentation?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): Decision has been taken to develop a platform for data exchange among all mode of operators. Accordingly, Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) has been designed by National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC), under the guidance of NITI Aayog . So far, the  platform  has  been  integrated  with  24  systems  of  six  Ministries including Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways,  Ministry  of Railways,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways,  Ministry  of  Civil Aviation,  Directorate  General  Foreign  Trade  and  Central  Board  of

|            | Indirect Taxes (CBIC) through 78 Application Programming Interface (APIs).                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| (c) & (d): | Yes sir; National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), a wholly owned subsidiary of NHAI has already invited bids for development of Nagpur, Chennai and Bangalore Multi-Modal Logistic Parks and initiated the feasibility study for MMLP at Indore. |
| (e):       | The Government of India has already undertaken various reforms like PM GatiShakti, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Parvatmala, UDAN, Customs SWIFT clearances and GSTN, for efficient movement of goods and reduction in logistics cost.                                 |

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