Lok Sabha Question No. 1787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: National Logistics Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1787.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023.

## NATIONAL LOGISTICS POLICY

## 1787.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details on the update of status  and advancements  made  in  the implementation of the National Logistics Policy in India, specifically highlighting the developments in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the States that have seen the initiation of projects under the National Logistics Policy along with the progress made in each of these States;
- (c) the status of projects completed under the National Logistics Policy;
- (d) the details of the number of Ministries that are actively participating in the Gati Shakti plan; and
- (e) the current status of the Integration of Digital System (IDS) under the Gati Shakti Plan?

## 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): The  National  Logistics  Policy  was  launched  on  17 th    September 2022, with the following objectives:-
- (i)  Reduce  cost  of  logistics  in  India  to  be  comparable  to  global benchmarks by 2030; (ii) improve the Logistics Performance Index ranking -with endeavour to be among top 25 countries by 2030; and (iii) to create data driven decision support mechanism  for  an efficient logistics ecosystem.

Aligned with the National Logistics Policy, 23 States, including the States of Uttar Pradesh have notified their Logistics Policies (List of States given in Annexure-A ). Under State Logistics Policy, Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  notified  the  Uttar  Pradesh Warehousing and Logistics Policy in December 2022.

| (c):       | The progress made on other important initiatives under the National Logistics Policy, includes: i. Constitution of inter-Ministerial Services Improvement Group (SIG) to address issues related to enhancing logistics efficiency. SIG is supported by digital portal E-LogS which is operational for tracking, resolution of the logistics related issues. ii. A training module on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) is live on iGOT platform; iii. LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2021-22, which assesses State's performance in improving logistics efficiency at State-level, was launched on 13th October 2022, and is an annual exercise; iv. Another digital initiative to streamline doing business in the logistics sector is the Unified Logistics Integrated Platform (ULIP). ULIP integrates 34 logistics-related digital systems /portals across Ministries / Departments and provides single sign-on to users; v. Logistics Data Bank (LDB) project is operational to track and trace EXIM containers. LDB is integrated with 17 ports, 91 toll plazas, 358 CFS/ICD/Empty yards, 37 Special Economic Zones, 3 integrated check posts. More than 2750 RFID readers have been installed at all major routes and dedicated freight corridors for data collection and tracking; vi. An e-Handbook on Warehousing Standards that provides recommendatory standards for setting up warehouses has been launched.   |
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| (d) & (e): | Under PM GatiShakti initiative, planning portal of 39Ministries ( Annexure-B ), all the States and UTs have been integrated with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan Platform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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ANNEXURE - A ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1787 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2023.

State Logistics Policies of following 23 States/UTs have been  notified:

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         |   Sl. No. | State/UT       | Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat          |         9 | Andhra Pradesh | 17        | Tamil Nadu               |
|         2 | Maharashtra      |        10 | Madhya Pradesh | 18        | Punjab                   |
|         3 | Assam            |        11 | Manipur        | 19        | Chhattisgarh             |
|         4 | Telangana        |        12 | Mizoram        | 20        | Jharkhand                |
|         5 | Uttar Pradesh    |        13 | Karnataka      | 21        | Goa                      |
|         6 | Haryana          |        14 | Odisha         | 22        | Andaman & Nicobar Island |
|         7 | Kerala           |        15 | Tripura        | 23        | Pudducherry              |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh |        16 | Uttarakhand    |           |                          |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1787 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2023.

List of Ministries onboarded to PM GatiShakti NMP:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Ministry                                      |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)             |
|         2 | Ministry of Railways (MoR)                                |
|         3 | Ministry of Port, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW)            |
|         4 | Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA)                         |
|         5 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG)            |
|         6 | Ministry of Communications                                |
|         7 | Ministry of Power (MoP)                                   |
|         8 | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)               |
|         9 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)             |
|        10 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                |
|        11 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                                |
|        12 | Ministry of Rural Development                             |
|        13 | Ministry of AYUSH                                         |
|        14 | Ministry of Women and Child Development                   |
|        15 | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                     |
|        16 | Ministry of Education                                     |
|        17 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) |
|        18 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                      |
|        19 | Ministry of Culture                                       |
|        20 | Ministry of Tourism                                       |
|        21 | Ministry of Jal Shakti                                    |
|        22 | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare                 |
|        23 | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying        |
|        24 | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers                     |
|        25 | Ministry of Commerce and Industry                         |
|        26 | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                    |

|   27 | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution   |
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|   28 | Ministry of Earth Sciences                                   |
|   29 | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)   |
|   30 | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)  |
|   31 | Ministry of Home Affairs                                     |
|   32 | Ministry of Heavy Industries                                 |
|   33 | Ministry of Coal                                             |
|   34 | Ministry of Mines                                            |
|   35 | Ministry of Steel                                            |
|   36 | Ministry of Textiles                                         |
|   37 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region              |
|   38 | Ministry of External Affairs                                 |
|   39 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)       |

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