Prime Minister launches National Logistics Policy

21 Sep 2022 CW Team

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy in New Delhi today. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that India had taken yet another important step towards becoming a developed nation with the National Logistics Policy. India is emerging as a world manufacturing hub.

Stressing that ‘Policy plus performance’ equaled progress, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the logistics Policy would act as driving and guiding force. He said that drone technology would emerge as an important aspect of the transport and Logistics sector, especially in remote areas. The Prime Minister also pointed out that we have to bring the logistics cost from 13% to a single-digit number as soon as possible.

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