Tamil Nadu, UP, Mizoram and Delhi top in logistics performance rankings

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal released the LEADS 2025 report on May 13.

• Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) is DPIIT’s flagship assessment of logistics performance across states and Union Territories and serves as a key benchmarking and reform tool for improving logistics efficiency across the country.

New LEADS framework

• LEADS 2025 reflects the government’s continued focus on integrated and data-driven logistics reforms under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan and National Logistics Policy. 

• The framework supports cooperative and competitive federalism by enabling states and UTs to benchmark performance, identify gaps and prioritise targeted logistics interventions.

• The seventh edition of LEADS marks a significant evolution in the assessment of India’s logistics landscape, featuring a more rigorous and refined evaluation methodology compared to previous years. 

• LEADS 2025 also places greater emphasis on measurable and evidence-based indicators, with nearly 59 per cent weightage assigned to objective indicators to strengthen assessment robustness and implementation tracking.

• To better reflect the maturity and diverse progress of logistics ecosystems across the country, the LEADS 2025 framework has transitioned from its previous three-tier classification to a more comprehensive four-tier performance framework. 

• The revised framework enables more nuanced assessment of logistics performance and supports targeted improvement pathways across different stages of logistics ecosystem development.

Results of LEADS 2025

1) Exemplars

Exemplars represent the top-performing states and Union Territories, demonstrating sustained excellence across policy, infrastructure, service delivery, and regulatory dimensions.

• Coastal States: Tamil Nadu

• Landlocked States: Uttar Pradesh

• North-Eastern States: Mizoram

• Union Territories: Delhi.

2) High Performers

High Performers comprise states and Union Territories that demonstrate strong and consistent outcomes across the majority of performance indicators.

• Coastal States: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra

• Landlocked States: Haryana, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Bihar

• North-Eastern States: Tripura, Meghalaya

• Union Territories: Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry.

3) Accelerators

Accelerators comprise states and Union Territories that have demonstrated notable improvement momentum and a clear reform orientation in recent years.

• Coastal States: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Karnataka

• Landlocked States: Punjab, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh

• North-Eastern States: Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam

• Union Territories: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep.

Growth Seekers

Growth Seekers represent states and Union Territories that are at a foundational stage of logistics system development and institutional strengthening.

• Coastal States: West Bengal

• Landlocked States: Rajasthan

• North-Eastern States: Sikkim

• Union Territories: Andaman & Nicobar Islands

LEAPS Awards 2025

• Union Minister Goyal also felicitated the winners of LEAPS Awards 2025 across 13 categories.

• Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) scheme under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is a flagship initiative designed to acknowledge and celebrate best practices and innovations within the logistics industry. 

• In line with the National Logistics Policy 2022, LEAPS aims to create a new benchmark in India as well as globally by recognising outstanding leadership and innovative endeavours across various sectors of the logistics industry, including air, road, sea, rail freight, warehousing, and multimodal transportation. 

• It also recognises MSMEs, startups, and academia that provide innovative solutions across the logistics ecosystem.

• LEAPS 2025, the fourth edition of the initiative, has been designed to acknowledge organisations that have demonstrated leadership, operational excellence, innovation and sustainability in logistics and supply chain management. 

• The initiative aligns with the vision of PM GatiShakti and the National Logistics Policy by promoting multimodality, efficiency enhancement, technology adoption and sustainable logistics practices.

• The applicants were assessed on parameters including technological innovation, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices, multimodality, alignment with the National Logistics Policy, operational efficiency, safety, research and development, gender diversity and contribution towards employment generation and skill development.