LOGISTICS EASE ACROSS DIFFERENT STATES (LEADS) 2025

23.09.2025

LOGISTICS EASE ACROSS DIFFERENT STATES (LEADS) 2025

Context

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry launched the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2025 in New Delhi during the Make in India decade-long celebrations. The index aims to strengthen India’s logistics ecosystem by ranking states and UTs based on performance, efficiency, and industry perception.

About LEADS 2025

What It Is:
 LEADS is a national index and survey that measures the logistics performance of Indian States and Union Territories. It helps identify infrastructural gaps, bottlenecks, and best practices to enhance supply chain competitiveness.

Ministry Responsible:
 Released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Objectives:

• Benchmark logistics performance across States/UTs.
   
• Guide governments in policy reforms, infrastructure investment, and capacity building.
   
• Reduce logistics costs and boost supply chain efficiency.
   

Assessment Framework

The ranking is based on a multi-dimensional evaluation:

• Infrastructure Quality: Roads, multimodal transport hubs, warehousing, cold storage, and port access.
   
• Services: Availability, affordability, and reliability of logistics providers.
   
• Efficiency Metrics: Truck turnaround times, journey speed, clearance processes, and timeliness.
   
• Policy Support: Ease of approvals, grievance redressal, and logistics-friendly policies.
   
• Stakeholder Perception: Feedback from industry stakeholders on cost, reliability, and overall logistics environment.
   

Key Features of LEADS 2025

• Corridor Performance Tracking: Measures efficiency of 5–7 major national corridors using travel time, truck speed, and delays.
   
• API-Enabled Data Systems: Real-time monitoring of speed and waiting time on road corridors for sharper decision-making.
   
• Ranking Categories: States and UTs are grouped into Leaders, Achievers, and Aspirers to foster healthy competition.
   
• Policy Recommendations: Tailored, state-specific interventions suggested to overcome identified challenges.
   
• Digital Dashboard: An interactive platform for continuous performance monitoring by States and UTs.
   

Strategic and Economic Importance

• For States/UTs: Helps identify priority areas in logistics planning and attract private investment.
   
• For Industry: Reduces costs, improves supply chain reliability, and enhances competitiveness in both domestic and export markets.
   
• For National Economy: Supports the target of reducing logistics costs from ~14% of GDP to near global benchmarks of 8–9%.
   
• For Trade Facilitation: Strengthens India’s position in global value chains by ensuring faster and more reliable movement of goods.
   

Conclusion

The LEADS 2025 Index provides an evidence-based roadmap for improving India’s logistics ecosystem. By integrating technology, tracking corridor performance, and benchmarking states, the initiative will help lower logistics costs, boost trade competitiveness, and strengthen India’s vision of becoming a global manufacturing and supply chain hub under Make in India.