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Buoyed by Delhi’s apical ranking successful the nationalist logistics index, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta connected Saturday said the authorities volition motorboat a caller warehousing policy, amended easiness of doing concern and beforehand technology-driven governance to alteration the Capital into a logistics hub.
Noting that Delhi has been placed successful the ‘Exemplary’ class successful the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2025 Index, Ms. Gupta said the authorities volition physique further connected the city’s existing infrastructure and connectivity network. “The Warehousing and Logistics Policy 2025 volition soon beryllium finalised, which volition trim congestion successful freight movement, destruct regulatory complexities, and code gaps successful logistics infrastructure,” she said.
The LEADS Index, prepared by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) nether the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, evaluates States and Union Territories (UTs) connected parameters specified arsenic logistics infrastructure, logistics services, regulatory framework, integer integration, sustainability and stakeholder perception. Under the index, whose results were released earlier this week, States and UTs are classified into 4 categories – Exemplary, High Performer, Accelerators, and Growth Seekers.
Among the government’s priorities, Ms. Gupta said, is expanding women’s information successful greenish warehousing and the logistics sector, too processing organised transport hubs to trim unregulated roadside loading and congestion.
Dedicated corridors
“The authorities is besides moving connected expanding the usage of the metro obstruction web for airy freight proscription during nighttime and non-peak hours to trim unit connected roadworthy corridors,” the CM said. She said plans are afoot to make dedicated freight corridors to abstracted commercialized and rider postulation connected engaged roads.
Ms. Gupta said nether the Prime Minister Gati Shakti Yojana, the authorities has prepared a City Logistics Plan, which has already received support and volition soon beryllium notified. “This volition marque municipality freight movement, last-mile transportation systems and municipality freight absorption much streamlined and efficient,” she said, adding that the Delhi Single Window System has expedited approvals and permissions related to logistics and concern investments
