About the Index

• Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) was conceived on the lines of the Logistics Performance Index of World Bank in 2018.
• Launched by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, it serves as a benchmarking tool to assess the performance of logistics in Indian states and Union territories.
• The Report places states and UTs based on their Geography into four Groups namely Coastal Group, Landlocked Group, North- East Group and Union Territories Group to analyse their logistics performance.

Why in News?

• The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has released the LEADS 2024 report.

About

• In LEADS 2024, the report evaluates logistics performance across four key pillars: 
  • Logistics Infrastructure, 
  • Logistics Services, 
  • Operating and Regulatory Environment, and 
  • Newly introduced Sustainable Logistics. 
• It further highlights initiatives undertaken by various States and UTs across these pillars and identifies State/UT-specific opportunities to enable informed decision-making.
• States/UTs are classified into three performance levels – Achievers, Fast Movers and Aspirers, based on their logistics performance.

Highlights of LEADS 2024

• Coastal Group
  • Achievers: Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
  • Fast Movers: Andhra Pradesh, Goa
  • Aspirers: Kerala, West Bengal
• Landlocked Group
  • Achievers: Haryana, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
  • Fast Movers: Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan
  • Aspirers: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
• North-Eastern Group
  • Achievers: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh 
  • Fast Movers: Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
  • Aspirers: Manipur
• Union Territories 
  • Achievers: Chandigarh, Delhi
  • Fast Movers: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  • Aspirers: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh

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