Southern states and Gujarat top the logistics infra in the country

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, and Gujarat are among the 13 States and Union Territories that have again been categorized as “achievers” in the Logistics index chart 2023 for possessing efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports and economic growth.

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have slipped into “aspirers” and “fast movers” categories, respectively this year.

Steps taken by Sikkim and Tripura have helped them move up the ladder to the “achievers” category from “fast movers” in 2022.

Delhi, Assam, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry which were in the achievers category have moved down the ladder and are nowcategorised as “fast movers” in the report.

Those in the “aspirers” category include Goa, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

The report ranks states on the basis of their logistics ecosystem, highlights the key logistics-related challenges faced by the stakeholders and includes suggestive recommendations, according to the fifth LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2023 report unveiled by Commerce and Industry Minister PiyushGoyal.

The index aims at enhancing focus on improving logistics performance across states, which is essential for improving the country’s trade and reducing transaction costs.Goyal said the logistics sector will play a key role in taking the country’s economy to about 35 trillion US dollars by 2047.