Exhibit 15: Objective Assessment of States’ Logistics Eco-system

Central Landlocked Cluster 3.72

South-eastern Coastal Cluster 3.58

South-western Coastal Cluster 3.25

East Central Landlocked Cluster 3.10

Hilly North Cluster 2.97

Western Coastal Cluster 2.56

Eastern Coastal Cluster 2.38

North Landlocked Cluster 2.33

Hilly North East Cluster 2.13

Note: The composite score for a particular cluster has been calculated from the average of respective indicators’ scores of States/UTs
falling in a particular cluster.

The central landlocked cluster comprising eastern coastal clusters lie on the two extremities
Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh has of the indicator theme score. Although the
scored the highest in “EoDB rank” and “States’ western coastal cluster has topped the scores
logistics enabling initiatives”. Despite the low across clusters and has also scored the best in the
performance of Madhya Pradesh across indicator “Operating and Regulatory
indicators, the central landlocked cluster has Environment”, it has been perceived to be
managed to top the score on the indicator theme, average in objective indicators of logistics ease
riding on the good scores of Telangana and and investment environment and States’ enabling
Chhattisgarh. policies for logistics.
Among the Southern coastal clusters, South The hilly North-East has the lowest scores in
eastern coastal cluster has scored high in the “Range Scaled EoDB Ranks”, “States’ Logistics
indicator “TIES Outlay” indicating that the Enabling Initiatives”, “Assessment of Variables for
investment by State for logistics has been Logistics Ease”. This perception of the
positively perceived. The South western coastal stakeholders about the North-East indicates that
cluster has scored the highest in Range scaled despite the geographic challenges in the North-
EoDB Ranks indicating that the investment climate Eastern States over which they have limited
has been perceived in positive light bearing an control, the States are not doing enough to
effect on creation of infrastructure that would facilitate logistics to make a difference.
also help the logistics ecosystem. The western and

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 States’ performance in
LEADS index
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 Gujarat

1
2021 rank
3.66
2021 Score
1
2019 rank
3.62
2019 Score

Note: Owing to the change in statistical methodology between 2019 and 2021, a direct rank and score comparison is
not recommended.

GUJARAT – a brief logistics profile

Brief overview of the logistics profile of the State is provided in the exhibit 16 below.

Exhibit 16: Brief logistics profile of Gujarat

Parameter Unit Value Year Source

NH=7,744/
Road length km 2020-21 MoRTH/NHAI
SH=17,201
Railway track Track-km 7,938 2019-20 MoR
Inland Container Depot (ICD) nos. 10 2017-18 CBIC
Container Freight Station (CFS) nos. 28 2017-18 CBIC Gujarat has the
Private Freight Terminal (PFT) nos. 8 2020-21 MoR second highest nos.
of ICDs (10 nos.)
Air cargo terminals nos. 10 2020-21 AAI
and cold storage
Rail goods sheds nos. 417 2019-20 MoR (969 nos.) in the
country
WDRA registered warehouse
MT 7,97,254 2019-20 WDRA
capacity
Cold storage capacity MT 38,22,112 2020-21 MoCAF&PD
Port traffic MT 50,52,00,000 2020-21 MoPSW
Logistics training centres nos. 10 2020-21 MoSDE
No. of individuals trained in logistics nos. 1,018 2020-21 MoSDE

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Exhibit 17: States’ LEADS indicator score and ranking

Availability and Quality of Infrastructure

Quality of Road Infrastructure

Quality of Warehousing Infrastructure Quality of Rail Infrastructure

Quality of Unimodal Terminal Infrastructure Quality of Multi-Modal Terminal Infrastructure

Gujarat Max Average

Availability and Reliability of Logistics Services

Quality of Logistics Services

Safety and Security at Terminals Capability of Logistics Service Providers

Safety and Security during Transportation Reasonableness of Road Freight Rates

Availability of Mobile/Internet Connectivity Reasonableness of Prices of Terminal Services

Timeliness of Cargo Delivery (Terminal Services) Timeliness of Cargo Delivery (Transportation)

Gujarat Max Average

Operating and Regulatory Environment

Extent of Facilitation

Efficiency of Regulatory Services Ease of Obtaining all Approvals

Gujarat Max Average

Objective Assessment of States’ Logistics Eco-system

Range scaled EoDB ranks

Assessment of variables of logistics ease TIES outlay

States’ logistics enabling initiatives

Gujarat Max Average

Note: It is important to check the confidence interval (CI) of a States’ indicator scores before making any judgement on its performance.

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Gujarat has maintained its top rank in LEADS State by incentivizing and facilitating the right
index for third time in a row. Gujarat tops among operating and development implementation
all States in overall satisfaction for indicators of models.
Availability and Quality of Infrastructure, Extent of
Skilling in logistics domain is also being given a
Facilitation and Ease of Obtaining all Approvals.
push by the State by incentivizing companies to
The State has maintained its rank through strong upgrade skills of their labor force.
initiatives such as an integrated logistics policy
The State has above average scores in all the
and also a logistics park policy, creation of
indicators except for Reasonableness of Prices of
suitable port-related infrastructure and creation
Road Freight Rates. Industry interactions indicate
of institutional framework even down to the city
that undue stoppages at RTO offices is a challenge
level. State has set up logistics-related
that increases cost of service. The State may
Institutional mechanism and has constituted 08
undertake digital initiatives for easing of freight
City Level Coordination Committees. It has been
movements and for reducing the cost of
proactively pursuing policies to enable
transportation.
development of logistics infrastructure in the

Issues and challenges as narrated by industry stakeholders

Infrastructure transit delays because of the non-availability

of engine/power.
► During monsoon season, the potholes on road
leading to Mundra port gets flooded and leads
Regulatory and Operating Environment
to congestion.
► Undue stoppage and checking by RTO is an
► There is lack of connectivity between ports
issue in the State. Undue stoppages are
Mundra and Hazira via a coastal road.
prevalent even when all transit related
documents are present with the vehicles.
Services
► There are frequent cases of theft reported by
► The schedule for rail movement between
industry stakeholders across the State.
Gujarat and the Northern hinterland (Delhi,
Ludhiana) is unreliable. Often there are in-
Disclaimer: The issues and challenges capture isolated experiences of the stakeholders and continual improvement may already have
been in the process addressing the stakeholders’ inputs.

Action taken by the State against LEADS 2019 recommendations

Gujarat has been a proactive State and has taken adequate actions against the recommendations as suggested in
LEADS 2019 report. Broadly, the following measures have been taken by the State government-
► Widening of road stretches viz. Hazira-Surat, approach roads to ports and air cargo terminal, etc.
► Implementation of CCTV monitoring under VISWAS Project Phase 1 and 2 in Vapi, Silvasa, Gandhidham and
Kandla
► Implementation of faceless services in renew of licenses and provision of online permit services for commercial
vehicles
► Provision of several financial incentives to the local transporters in the Gujarat Integrated Logistics and Logistics
Parks Policy 2021
► G-RIDE in close co-ordination with Ministry of Railways and Government of Gujarat is working on number of gauge
conversion/new line/last mile rail connectivity projects viz.
► Katosan-Becharaji-Chanasma- Ranuj, (gauge conversion with last mile connectivity)
► New Gothangam (DFC Yard) to Hazira (last mile rail connectivity)
► Last mile rail connectivity to Old Bedi Port
► Implementation of RFID and FASTag technology on road stretch from Halol to Hazira
► State government is planning for the expansion of the terminal building and warehousing capacity of the State

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