Source: PIB
Context: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry launched the Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking the 4th Anniversary of PM GatiShakti.
About Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025:
- What it is?
- LEAPS 2025 is a national benchmarking initiative designed to recognize excellence, innovation, and leadership across India’s logistics sector, enhancing its global competitiveness.
- Launched in: October 2025, during the 4th Anniversary of PM GatiShakti celebrations in New Delhi.
- Published by: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- Aim: To benchmark logistics performance, celebrate sectoral innovation, and align industry practices with the National Logistics Policy (2022) and PM GatiShakti’s vision of integrated, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure.
- Criteria: Applications are invited under 13 categories covering air, rail, road, and maritime freight operators; warehousing (industrial and agricultural); MSMEs, Startups, academic institutions, and e-commerce logistics providers, promoting diversity and inclusion in logistics excellence.
- Features:
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- Promotes ESG compliance, green logistics, and sustainability goals.
- Encourages collaboration between Government, Industry, and Academia.
- Serves as a national recognition platform for logistics innovation, efficiency, and technology adoption.
- Strengthens India’s efforts toward Make in India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and Viksit Bharat 2047.
- Registration open on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (awards.gov.in).
