Gujarat gets top honours again in Commerce Ministry’s LEADS ranking

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Commerce & Industry, released the “Logistics Ease Across Different State (LEADS) 2024” report and rankings in New Delhi.

“Gujarat has previously achieved the first rank in the LEADS index for three years: 2018, 2019 and 2021. Thereafter, for the last three years, the Ministry has been classifying the states in various categories based on performance, i.e.“Achievers”, “Fast Movers” and “Aspirers”, of which“Achievers” is the topmost category.

“Gujarat has been ranked in the topmost category consecutively for three years, i.e., 2022, 2023 and 2024,” Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board stated Friday.

The release further said, “The state has always been policy driven in promoting investments and infrastructure. Gujarat was among the first few states to have sector-focused Logistics Policy in 2021; the implementation of these policy initiatives was driven by Mamta Verma, Principal Secretary, Industries and Mines Department.  For skill development, there are dedicated colleges and institutes with specifically designed courses for the maritime and logistics sector.”

Besides, the state has taken initiatives in automation and using digital solutions with initiatives such as Port Operations and Financial Management System, Vahan 4.0 (providing 20+ faceless services in transport sector), PM Gati Shakti Gujarat, Investor Facilitation Portal etc, it added.