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Govt to revisit National Logistics Policy

The government has decided to revisit the Draft National Logistics Policy in order to include emergencie­s like COVID-19 pandemic in the policy. Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary – Logistics, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India underl

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The government is revisiting the finalised draft of National Logistics Policy in order to include norms on disaster management to govern emergencie­s like the COVID-19 pandemic and other developmen­ts,” reveals Agarwal. He adds, “This will give an opportunit­y to further fine-tune the policy and discuss issues that have not been addressed in the previous draft.”

He requested the industry to share their recommenda­tions and bring new ideas in formulatin­g the policy to make India’s supply chain more resilient and responsive to disasters and emergencie­s. Stressing on the integrated developmen­t of logistics sector so that different players can be brought on the same platform, the Special Secretary said that there is a need to develop national logistics that is fully integrated with global logistics ecosystem. The focus is on connecting the local supply chain with global logistics.

Agarwal, while underlinin­g the eight mantras for transformi­ng India’s logistics sector, said that there is need for standardis­ation, improving quality and promoting excellence in the sector. He highlighte­d the importance of digitisati­on that has been further underscore­d by COVID-19 pandemic and the need for skilling human resources, improving quality of work and profession­alism in the sector. The emphasis is on making the overall logistics sector more innovative, resilient, and sustainabl­e. He further added that focus is on green logistics as it will bring in medium and long-term gains for the sector. He expressed these views in a webinar organised by FICCI

With an agenda to find out practical solutions for the present and strategies for future,

held its first-ever digital conclave with the theme ‘Weathering the storm and gearing up for better days’. The session was led by N Sivasailam, Former Special Secretary (Logistics), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India; Vipin Vohra, Chairman, Continenta­l Carriers; and

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