LEADS Ranking 2023

LEADS Ranking 2023

News: Recently, Union minister of Commerce and Industry released the “Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) Ranking 2023”

About:
• Launched in 2018, it is an annual ranking exercise providing insights into improvement of logistics performance at State/UT level.
• It was inspired by the Logistics Performance Index of the World Bank and has undergone continuous development since its inception.
• Unlike the LPI, which relies solely on perception-based surveys, LEADS incorporates both subjective and objective measures.
• The survey parameters are based on three key pillars—infra-structure, services, and operating and regulatory environment.

Performance Highlights:

Coastal Group
• Achievers: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
• Fast Movers: Kerala, Maharashtra
• Aspirers: Goa, Odisha, West Bengal

Landlocked Group
• Achievers: Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
• Fast Movers: Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
• Aspirers: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand

North-East Group
• Achievers: Assam, Sikkim, Tripura
• Fast Movers: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
• Aspirers: Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram

Union Territories
• Achievers: Chandigarh, Delhi
• Fast Movers: Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
• Aspirers: Daman & Diu/ Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

Other key points:
• 23 States/UTs have also notified their State Logistics Polices to align with the National Logistics Policy.
• Further, 16 States/UTs have given industry status to logistics.
• Digital reform such as PM GatiShakti, Logistics Data Bank, Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), GST are propelling India’s improved ranking at global level.