Commerce, urban affairs ministries to work on logistics planning in cities
The commerce ministry will work with its housing and urban affairs counterpart to focus on 50 cities for logistics planning, a move aimed at promoting ease of doing business in the country, an official statement said on Wednesday. The key areas for logistics improvements in the states were identified as city logistics, simplification of approvals for warehouses, facilitation for warehousing development, reducing the burden on truck movement and addressing the shortage of truck drivers.
State-level coordination committees on logistics will be formed.
“The Logistics Division of the Ministry of Commerce will embark on a survey to assess and rank states on logistics performance. The states’ ranking will focus on data in addition to perspective on logistics performance,” the statement said.
Speaking at IAMAI’s India Digital Summit, Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary (Logistics) said that technology plays a key role in the sector’s growth.
