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15/10/22 06:57 AM IST

LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2022

In News 
  • Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles recently launched Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report.
  • The index aims to boost the logistics performance across India, which is critical for reducing the cost of transactions and boosting international and domestic trade.
Key Findings 
  • The LEADS survey assesses the views of various users and stakeholders involved in the value chain of logistics sector. This survey is conducted recognize the enablers, hindrances and gaps within the logistics ecosystem.
  • This annual survey ranks logistics ecosystem of each state and union territory across India using data received from stakeholders (perception data) and states and union territories (objective data).
  • The LEAD 2022, unlike the former versions, adopted the classification-based grading, with states and union territories classified under four broad categories – coastal states, hinterland/landlocked states, northeastern states and union territories.
  • This indigenous data-backed index assesses the logistics infrastructure, services, and human resources across 36 states and union territories.
  • It provides three performance categories – Achievers (states and UTs achieving 90 per cent or more), Fast Movers (states and UTs scoring between 80 and 90 per cent), and aspirers (states and UTs with percentage scoring below 80 per cent).
Three performance categories namely
  • Achievers: States/UTs achieving 90% or more percentage,
  • Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat are among the 15 States and UTs categorised as achievers.
  • Fast Movers: States/UTs achieving percentage scores between 80% to 90%,
  • Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tripura are the other States categorised as fast movers.
  • Aspirers: States/UTs achieving percentage scores below 80% have been made.
  • The 15 States and UTs ranked in the aspirers category include Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The LEADS 2022 survey report would assist PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) and National Logistics Policy (NLP).
Source- Economic Times 

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