SumitaDawra, Special Secretary (Logistics) in the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) met the nodal
officers of the LPI dedicated cell formed in the stakeholder departments on
Friday to discuss the Measures Taken and Action Plan for improving
India’s LPI ranking.
Dawrasaid that a
targeted action plan is important to improve the logistics efficiency
of the country and the country’s ranking in the World Bank LPI, according to a
statement issued by the commerce and industry ministry.The dedicated cell meets every fortnight to assess the measures taken
and outcomes achieved in improving performance across six parameters of LPI
including customs, infrastructure, ease of arranging shipments, quality of
logistics services, tracking and tracing, and timeliness.
She added that the
measures taken by the stakeholder ministries/departments will be showcased to
the World Bank LPI team.
As per the release, LPAI has been able to reduce the
dwell time from 57 days to less than 24 hours.ManojGangeya, ED (Planning), at
railways ministry highlighted the development of rail containerisation at ports
and freight terminals, which is expected to increase the rail container loading
from 80 million tonnes recorded last year by three times by FY31.
The ministry is also checking the feasibility of railway siding at land ports
to promote multi-modal connectivity.
R Ananth, Director, CBIC said that a Custom Revenue Control Laboratories will
be launched in Guwahati by December 23 which would assist in field formations
in chemical analysis of samples of various trade commodities.