CII Institute of Logistics today launched an useful compendium of logistics policies of five States to capture a snapshot of how States are looking at incentivising and promoting logistics and warehousing in States. The compilation was unveiled in the presence of Additional Secretary – Logistics, Ministry of Commerce & industry, Government of India and other Industry stakeholders. The Institute has facilitated five stakeholder roundtables in States of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Haryana. Logistics and warehousing experts from industry, think tanks, academia interacted in closed door dialogue with the State government and provided suggestions on the role government and industry can play in creating multiple logistics hubs in the country.
CII has been in the forefront of such consultative efforts and continuously engages with all stakeholders in pursuit of Logistics industry competitiveness. This compendium is one of the key documents that would be very helpful for Logistics of all the State and UT Governments. It highlights the salient features of various State Governments policies and scope for improvement.
State governments will find the compendium as a valuable handbook that can help policy makers understand various good practices and develop a unified vision. Especially, the recommendations must be considered to benchmark current policies and include them in revisions. States that are currently in the process of formulating logistics policies can evaluate the recommendations for inclusion in upcoming policies. Additionally, the compendium synthesises progress, challenges and outlines scope for improvement very clearly, the release said.
Mr.Amrit Lal Meena, Additional Secretary – Logistics, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, said, “Ongoing stakeholder consultations for strengthening logistics sector in India will result in cohesive policy development and accelerate economic development and unified vision”.
Mr.R.Dinesh, Chairman, CII Institute of Logistics & Managing Director, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, said, “Logistics industry growth will be driven by outsourcing, infrastructure and conducive policies. National logistics policy and coherent State policies are essential to accelerate and sustain growth rate in logistics industry”. State Governments will find this compendium as a valuable handbook that can help policy makers understand various good practices and develop unified vision. Especially, the recommendations must be considered to benchmark current policies and include them in revisions. States that are currently in the process of formulating Logistics policies can evaluate the recommendations for inclusion in upcoming policies. Additionally, the compendium synthesises progress, challenges and outlines scope for improvement very clearly. As a result of the stakeholder consultations, below list of recommendations were identified for states to benchmark current policies and consider in upcoming Logistics policies.