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National Logistics
Policy

competitiveness of India’s exports and Dhingra added, “The government’s
manufacturing might. Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs)
This higher cost of logistics ends initiative under NLP to develop logistics
up eating into the margins and parks will benefit by creating more
competitiveness of the Indian export consolidated infrastructure in a hub-
industry. If the situation does not and-spoke model and encourage private
improve, it is expected that the high sector investment in the warehousing
cost of logistics itself will affect the sector. The MMLP zones will be a huge
export sector by about $500 billion by benefit to the country’s logistics sector
2030. This is something that the NLP is by reducing overall costs and time as
looking to tackle. well as reducing vehicular pollution
Commenting on the multimodal and alleviating traffic congestion by
push in the policy, Homi Katgara, consolidating pickup and delivery points
Partner at leading logistics firm Jeena for bulk movement thus improving first
& Company told The Indian Transport The goal to reduce and last-mile connectivity. Express
& Logistics News (ITLN), “Developing dependence on the road logistics players such as Smartr can be
a robust multimodal ecosystem will network will work out closer to customer inventory, which will
improve the current freight movement, in the long run only if lead to a direct cost and time saving for
and enable faster deliveries of goods all stakeholders.”
amongst customers, manufacturers the railways chip in
and sellers. The strong push being with a robust freight Rallying for rail
given towards building a strong movement strategy to Highlighting how the policy can buoy
multimodal infrastructure has so support the logistics the rail sector, Yogesh Dhingra added,
far positively reflected in terms of sector in the country. “Rail is one of the most efficient
encouraging higher investment from forms of goods transportation and will
logistics companies in the sector.” Gautam Kumar play a vital role in lowering carbon
Underlining the potential of ULIP FarEye emissions within transportation. The
along with GatiShakti for the Indian push for multimodal infrastructure
industry, Yogesh Dhingra, CEO & Founder parks, ports, and airports will allow for and enhancement of rail will promote
of express logistics company Smartr increased capacity and faster transit more efficient intercity connectivity.
Logistics said, “The PM GatiShakti times. Additionally, the ULIP will allow for Allocating provisions towards the
initiative for establishing intermodal cross-sectoral information sharing for all development of rail infrastructure
connectivity as well as the development of logistics stakeholders in a transparent to expand track routes, container
warehousing, fulfilment centres, logistics and real-time manner.” capacity, building new cargo terminals
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