Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: National Logistics Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 272.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 04 TH  FEBURARY, 2025.

## NATIONAL LOGISTICS POLICY

## 272.   DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  country's  National  Logistics  Policy  will  improve  India's  trade competitiveness,  create  more  jobs,  improve  India's  performance  in  global rankings and pave the way for India to become a logistics hub; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. The Country's National Logistics Policy aims to improve India's trade competitiveness,  create  more  jobs,  improve  India's  performance  in  global rankings and pave the way for India to become a logistics hub.

National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched on 17th Sept. 2022 by Hon'ble PM to develop a technologically enabled, integrated, cost efficient, resilient, sustainable and trusted logistics ecosystem in the country for accelerated and inclusive growth.

The targets of the NLP are to: (i) Reduce cost of logistics in India; (ii) improve the Logistics Performance Index ranking, and (iii) Create data driven decision support mechanism for an efficient logistics ecosystem.

Action points in the logistics plan among other things include:

-  Facilitation  for  development  of  logistics  parks  for  acting  as  hubs  for intermediary  activities  (storage,  handling,  value  addition,  inter-modal transfers, etc.) in the supply chain connected by a transportation network.
-  To enhance logistics efficiency and improve India's ranking in the World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI), an Inter-Ministerial Dedicated LPI Cell  has  been  established  with  representatives  from  DPIIT  and  nodal officers from key stakeholder Ministries & Departments, such as Land Ports Authority  of  India  (LPAI),  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and  Waterways (MoPSW), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Ministry of Railways, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Department of Posts.
-  The following initiatives have been undertaken to create skilled workforce for the industry.
-  Logistics-related courses introduced in around 100 Universities/Institutes.
-  MoU signed with GatiShakti Vishwavidyalaya on 4th October 2023 for  developing  curriculum  on  logistics;  8  courses  launched  on logistics.
-  Centre of Excellence (CoE) for City Logistics set up at SPA (School of Planning and Architecture), Bhopal on 8th May 2024.
-  Total 37  Qualification Packs  (QPs)  for  skill  development  are operational  including  7  QPs  prepared  in  Financial  Year  2024-25 along with Logistics Sector Skill Council .
-  Standardization of processes have been undertaken at Ports and Airports to make them more competitive for trade.
-  India's  ranking  in  World  Bank's  Logistics  Performance  Index  (LPI)  has improved by sixteen places from 54 (out of 160 countries) in 2014 to 38 (out of 139 countries) in 2023. The World Bank has acknowledged India's efforts in LPI 2023 report, including investment in soft and hard infrastructure to connect  ports  on  both  coasts  to  economic  poles  in  the  hinterland,  and supply chain digitization.

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