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DPIIT Releases LEADS 2025 Report on Logistics Performance
DPIIT releases LEADS as its flagship assessment of logistics performance across States and Union Territories. LEAPS 2025 awards are also given across 13 logistics-related categories.
LEADS and India’s Logistics Sector:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| LEADS | LEADS is the flagship assessment of logistics performance across States and Union Territories released by DPIIT. |
| Conceptual Basis | LEADS has been conceived in 2018 on the lines of the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index. |
| LEADS 2025 Framework | LEADS 2025 provides a four-tier performance framework. |
| Indicators | LEADS 2025 uses objective indicators with nearly 59% weightage and perception indicators covering logistics infrastructure, services, and sustainable logistics. |
| LEAPS 2025 | LEAPS 2025 awards have been given across 13 categories covering core logistics, MSMEs, startups, and special categories. |
| Logistics Cost | India’s logistics cost is around 8% of GDP during 2023 to 2024. |
| Infrastructure Gaps | Infrastructure gaps comprise poor road quality, port congestion, and weak rail connectivity. |
| Freight Movement | Over 60% of freight movement occurs through roads, raising fuel consumption, congestion, and transit costs. |
| Fragmentation | The logistics sector is dominated by small players, causing operational inefficiencies. |
| Other Issues | Other issues comprise regulatory complexity and slow technology adoption. |
| National Logistics Policy | The National Logistics Policy, 2022 provides for lowering logistics cost in line with developed countries. |
| PM GatiShakti | PM GatiShakti National Master Plan provides integrated infrastructure planning for seamless movement of people and goods. |
| Logistics Data Bank 2.0 | Logistics Data Bank 2.0 syncs with ULIP APIs and provides exporters and MSMEs real-time visibility across road, rail, and sea logistics. |
| Other Initiatives | Other initiatives comprise Dedicated Freight Corridors, SMILE programme, Multi-Modal Logistics Parks, E-Way Bill System, infrastructure status to logistics sector, and Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme. |