Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Supply Chain
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 871 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## SUPPLY CHAIN

## 871. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  that  the  future  of  the  supply  chain  and  effective logistics is expected to undergo significant transformations in the coming years; and

(b) if so, the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by the Government keeping in  mind  that  the  evolving  supply  chain  landscape  will  require  innovative  solutions  to  leverage emerging technologies and manage complex logistics operations?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) & (b) The  Government  is  cognizant  of  the  importance  of  supply  chain  and  effective logistics for improved resilience in domestic production and trade.

In  this  regard,  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  measures  to  strengthen  supply  chains including logistic ecosystem. PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) was launched on 13th October 2021 for multimodal infrastructure planning, with a 'whole of government approach'. PM Gati  Shakti  NMP  is  a  GIS-enabled  platform  that  integrates  data  layers  of  the  infrastructure  of roads,  railways  lines,  ports,  inland  waterways,  telecom  lines,  power  lines,  etc.  onto  a  single platform and enables comprehensive planning for multimodal logistics.

To complement PM Gati Shakti NMP, the National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched on 17th September 2022 for efficiency in services by streamlining processes in logistics sector through Comprehensive  Logistics  Action  Plans  (CLAP),  including  development  of  human  resources, adoption of digital technologies such as Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) and Logistics Data Bank (LDB). ULIP integrates 33 logistics related digital  systems  across  Ministries,  while LDB is operational to track and trace EXIM containers.

In addition, a series of reforms have been taken to promote investments and manufacturing in the country, such as a liberalised FDI policy, introduction of PLI Schemes in key sectors, reduction in corporate tax, Foreign Trade Policy 2023 with focus on improving ease of doing business through measures for reduction in compliance burden, Make In India, One District One Product initiative, District  As  Export  Hub  initiative  along  with  other  business  reforms.  Further,  the  existing  Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are ensuring supplies and market access to the manufacturing sector on preferential terms.

Programmes  like  Bharatmala  and  Sagarmala,  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Exports  Scheme  (TIES), Setting up of Industrial Parks and development of Industrial Corridors etc. also have been taken up  to  facilitate  holistic  infrastructure  planning  and  accelerated  economic  development  of  the country.

At the international front, amongst others, apart from taking initiatives such as the 'G20 Generic Framework for Mapping GVCs', which will help countries identify opportunities for sectors and products  critical  for  building  resilience  within  GVCs,    Government  of  India  has  also  become signatory to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Agreement relating to Supply Chain  (an  initiative  of  14  Member  countries)  and  also  part  of  the  Supply  Chain  Resilience Initiative  (SCRI)  with Japan and Australia to build collective, long-term resilient supply chains based on international partnerships.

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