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Special Secretary, Logistics, said the policy is in its final stages and has been developed after wide consultations with all central ministries and other stakeholders Govt to roll out National Logistics Policy soon: report | Photo Credit: BCCL
The government will soon release the national logistics policy that aims to promote seamless movement of goods across the country, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary (Logistics), said the policy is in its final stages and has been developed after wide consultations with all central ministries and other stakeholders. Consultation is over. It will need approval from the Union Cabinet. It will be rolled out soon, he told reporters.
January 20, 2021
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‘The logistics team in the Commerce Ministry is trying to work towards integrating the various means of transport, documentation and stakeholders’ The National Logistics Policy, now under consultation, together with the National Logistics Council and State Logistics Coordination Committee, will work as a template for better coordination and integrated development of logistics centre, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
“The logistics team in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is trying to work towards integrating the various means of transport, documentation and stakeholders, including customs, ports, shipping companies, railways, trucking companies, inland waterways.through technology platforms,” the Minister said addressing the first National Conference of States on Logistics on Tuesday. This would result in a much-simplified way of working, which will enhance the ease of doing business.