LEADS Survey 2022

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LEADS Survey 2022- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

Recently, the Logistics Division of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry completed the Survey for LEADS 2022 (Logistics Ease Across Different States).

Background: The first Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEAD) report was released in 2018.
- LEADS 2020 ranking was not released due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About: “Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)” survey is an annual exercise taken in all States/ UTs to assess and suggest various improvements in logistics sector of the country.
- In the annual LEADS Report for 2021, Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab held top three ranks among States respectively.
- On the other hand, Jammu Kashmir, Sikkim and Meghalaya were top three in North-eastern States and Himalayan UTs respectively.
Mandate: LEADS Survey aims to develop a robust and cost-efficient logistics ecosystem in Indian States/UTs.
Parent Ministry: LEADS Survey is conducted by the logistics division of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
LEADS Survey 2022: The LEADS 2022 exercise is scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2022, which shall be followed by release of LEADS 2022 Report in October 2022.
Parameters Used: LEADS Survey is based on the following eight parameters-
- Infrastructure,
- Services,
- Timeliness,
- Track and trace,
- Competitiveness of pricing,
- Safety of cargo,
- Operating environment and
- Regulatory process.

The LEADS survey assesses viewpoints of various users and stakeholders across value chain to understand the ‘enabler’ and ‘impediments’ to logistics ecosystem in the country.
- Various Stakeholders across logistics value chain are Shippers, Terminal Infrastructure Service Providers, Logistics Service Providers, Transporters and Government agencies.
The annual LEADS survey, processes the data received from stakeholders (perception data) and States/ UTs (objective data) and ranks logistics ecosystem of each State/ UT using a statistical model.

The LEADS 2022 survey, along with PM GatiShakti’s transformative approach, is to break the silos and improve the logistics efficiency of the country.
- The LEADS 2022 survey further propels the transformative approach by of PM-Gati Shakti.
This will also reflect positively on international indices, such as Logistics Performance Index (LPI) conducted biennially by the World Bank.
LEADS Survey identifies issues and bottlenecks which need immediate action and can help synergize supply chain.