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On 17th September 2022, Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the National Logistics Policy 2022 to ease the movement of goods and boost the trade sector. Currently, logistics alone costs 13-14% of India\u2019s GDP which is almost double of what is spent in other developed countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What Is the National Logistics Policy 2022?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Indian logistics sector today employs more than 22 million individuals. The National Logistics Policy focuses on re-engineering and digitizing Indian logistics and reducing logistic costs from the current 13-14% to a single-digit number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The low percentage will indicate the efficiency and ease with which businesses can operate in terms of freight management and transportation infrastructure. Moreover, the NLP 2022 will focus on making the logistics industry organized by laying emphasis on streamlining processes, reducing logistics costs, upskilling the workforce, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Why Was There a Need for the National Logistics Policy?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As discussed, India spends about 13-14% of its GDP just on logistics costs, as compared to other countries such as Japan and Germany, just spend about 8-9% of their GDP on the same. This is just the result of their highly developed infrastructure and advanced systems used for managing logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as far as India is concerned, it lacks behind a lot in this industry. In the Logistics Performance Index, it stands at 44th position, which is way behind than the United States and China which hold the 14th and 26th position respectively in the index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry said that about more than 22 million Indian people\u2019s livelihoods depend on the logistics industry. So, improving the sector will give a boost to exports with an increase of 5-8%, while reducing the indirect logistics costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Key Objectives of the National Logistics Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n