New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the National Logistics Policy, calling it a significant step towards fulfilling the ‘Pran’ (vow) of India being catapulted as a developed nation.
“India, which has become the fifth largest economy in the world and things are changing rapidly,” he said.
Underlining the salient features of the National Logistics Policy, Modi said it would provide solution to ensure quick last mile delivery, end transport-related challenges, save time and money of the manufacturers and stop wastage of the agro-products.
“The resulting improvement in coordination will lead to the desired speed in the sector,’ he added.
Citing the re-introduction of “Cheetah” in India – incidentally on the day when he witnessed the release of the felines from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, the PM said that luggage should move at rapid speed.
“The echo of Make in India and India becoming self-reliant is everywhere. India is setting big export targets and is also fulfilling them. The notion that India is emerging as a manufacturing hub, is stabilising in the mind of the world. If we study the PLI scheme we will find that the world has accepted it,” Modi said.
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Modi pointed out that the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan will be supporting the National Logistics Policy in all earnest. He emphasised that for the products manufactured in India to dominate the world market, it is crucial to have a strong support system.
“The National Logistics Policy will greatly help us modernise this support system,” he said, adding that the issues related to logistics are reduced and when the country’s exports increase, small industries and the people working in them benefit the most.
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“Strengthening of the logistics sector will not only make the life of common man easier but will also help in increasing the respect of labour and workers,” Modi added.
