India’s First Logistics Excellence Awards highlight the contributions of Private Sector driving change and innovation in the Logistics Sector.

Government and Private Sector should work together to bring down logistics cost, increase economic efficiency, and indigenous innovation – Shri Goyal

Government to create a separate category to recognize MSMEs in the Logistics Sector

Increased infra spending and GatiShakti to immensely help the Logistics Sector, Shri Goyal

The Government of India hosted its first-ever National Logistics Excellence Awards in New Delhi. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal along with the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Parkash Sharma gave away the awards in 12 categories. The National Logistics Excellence Awards aim to acknowledge the many logistics service providers in the country that have been able to display innovation, diversity and efficiency.

With 169 entries and 12 categories for awards in its first edition, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries undertook a year-long process of identifying, categorising, and selecting qualified applications. An Expert Screening Committee of 18 diverse experts and a National Jury of 9 senior dignitaries was formed to make the final deliberations.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal urged the industry to work with the government to bring down the logistics cost from 12-14% to 7-8% as prevailing in the developed countries. The minister emphasized that the expansion of infra spending from Rs. 2.5 lakh crore to Rs. 7.5 lakh crore and Gati Shakti will benefit the logistics sector most with investment across roads, highways, ports, airports, multi-modal terminals etc. Shri Goyal said that GatiShakti will help in efficient planning and implementation, thereby ensuring that last-mile connectivity related issues are not there. He also informed that the government is actively thinking of promoting manufacturing of containers and ship-building.

Shri Goyal appreciated the role played by the logistics sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the resilient and efficient supply chains developed by the operators in the logistics sector helped India overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and supported the growth in trade seen over the last 2 years.

Shri Goyal also asked the industry to involve start-ups to become more transparent and efficient. He said going forward, a separate category of awards should be created for MSMEs in the logistics sector given the role played by them.

The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash Sharma said that the availability of cost-effective logistics is critical for growth of the Industries and Indian Economy and that adoption of technologies and upgradation of skill levels of human resources engaged in the sector is a must.

Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary of the DPIIT, acknowledging the excellence portrayed by the logistics sector, shared that GatiShakti, Atmanirbhar Bharat, driven by many MSME and Startups of the country, make the logistics sector very crucial to India’s economic ambitions.

In addition to the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) report that measures that appreciates the endeavours of the State Governments, the Logistics Excellence Awards will continue to be an annual exercise recognizing excellence in logistics with the private sector in India.

National Logistics Excellence Awards 2021 - List of Winners

1. Best Cargo Airline & Terminal Operator – FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
2. Best Road Freight Service Provider – DHL Supply Chain India Pvt. Ltd.
3. Best Rail Freight Service Provider – Adani Logistics Ltd.
4. Best Shipping & NVOCC service Provider – Maersk India Pvt. Ltd.
5. Best Port Service Provider – DP World
6. Best Warehouse service provider – Transport Corporation of India Ltd. (Through TCI Supply Chain Solutions)
7. Best Cold Chain/Refrigerated service provider - Transport Corporation of India Ltd. (Through TCI Supply Chain Solutions)
8. Best Express Logistics Service Provider – Safexpress Pvt. Ltd.
9. Best Logistics infrastructure and service provider – Adani Logistics Ltd.
10. Best Freight Forwarders – Kuehne + Nagel Pvt. Ltd.
11. Best Customs House Agent/Customs broker – International Clearing & Shipping Agency (India) Pvt. Ltd.
12. Industry Excellence Award – Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Logistics policy: government-private collaboration urged to reduce costs and boost infrastructure-led multimodal efficiency. The National Logistics Excellence Awards establish an annual recognition programme highlighting private-sector innovation and efficiency across 12 logistics categories, selected via expert screening and a national jury. The initiative reinforces a policy focus on reducing logistics costs through public private collaboration, expanded infrastructure investment and coordinated multimodal planning under GatiShakti, while promoting technology adoption, skills upgradation, start up participation, domestic manufacturing of logistics equipment, and a dedicated MSME award category.