Logistics Ease Across Different States Index, 2022

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Index is released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Deloitte and is based on the perception of users and stakeholders at the state level.

• LEADS continues to act as a guiding & bridging mechanism for the identification of interventions enhancing logistics efficiency at State/UTs.
• It reflects positively on international indices, like Logistics Performance Index.
• The LEADS is an indigenous data-driven index to assess logistics infrastructure, services, and human resources across all 36 States and UTs.
• LEADS 2022 for the first time has adopted a classification-based grading;
• States have been now classified under four categories viz coastal states, hinterland/landlocked states, north-eastern states, and Union Territories.
• Unlike the previous versions of LEADS which were based on ranking systems for all states.
• It provides three performance categories –
  • ­Achievers (states and UTs achieving 90 per cent or more),
  • ­Fast Movers (states and UTs scoring between 80 and 90 per cent), and
  • ­Aspirers (states and UTs with percentage scoring below 80 per cent).
• The first logistics report was released in 2018.
• In 2018, the initial logistics report was published. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no ranking last year.

Key Findings: The 15 states and UTs that have been categorized as achievers in the logistics index chart 2022 are – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

• The fast movers in the latest report are – Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tripura.
• 15 states and UTs categorized as aspirers are – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, and Arunachal Pradesh.
• The LEADS 2022 will assist in the implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) and the National Logistics Policy (NLP).