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Goa continues to lag behind in logistics, ranked as aspirer in commerce ministrys LEADS report
Poor , the lack of a grievance redressal mechanism, and erratic power supply saw Goa faring badly in the fourth LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2022 report on Thursday. In the report released by theCommerceand Industry ministerPiyush Goyal, Goa has been placed the last category along with 15 other states and union territories.
Among the nine coastal states Goa has been graded as an aspirer along with West Bengal.
The state has scored below Average across all the indicators related to quality of infrastructure. As per primary interactions, Warehousing and terminal infrastructure needs improvement. The state has been rated below average on all other indicators related to reliability of logistics Services. Similarly, the state has also scored below average with regards to all the operating and Environment indicators.
TheLogistics Divisionof theMinistry of Commerce and Industryworked on the report along with Ernst & Young LLP.
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The exercise was conducted by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector) jointly.
TheLogistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)survey report assessed view points of various users and stakeholders across value chain to understand the enabler and impediments to the logistics ecosystem in the country.
This included shippers, terminal service providers, Logistics service providers, transporters and government agencies.
The States are ranked on the basis of their logistics ecosystem.Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022highlights the key logistics-related challenges faced by the stakeholders and includes suggestive recommendations.
The ranking indicates the efficiency of logistical Services necessary for promoting exports and economic Growth.
The States are classified under four categories viz coastal states, hinterland/landlocked states, north-eastern states, and Union Territories.
Unlike previous times, states are clubbed into categories such as achievers, fast movers and aspirers based on their
The ranking is based on LEADS ( Ease Across Different States) 2022 report survey.
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