Published: 12 October 2025Economy
LEAPS 2025 Launched: National Logistics Benchmarking on PM Gati Shakti Anniversary
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched LEAPS 2025 (Logistics Excellence, Advancement and Performance Shield) on October 13 during events marking the 4th anniversary of PM Gati Shakti. LEAPS is a DPIIT flagship benchmarking initiative covering 13 categories promoting ESG compliance, green logistics, transparency, and resilience across logistics players.
Applications were invited through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal; later PIB reporting records the online window as 13 October to 26 December 2025, Expert Committee meetings on 11-12 February 2026, an Award Committee meeting on 17 March 2026, and felicitation of LEAPS 2025 winners on 13 May 2026 in New Delhi. India's logistics sector was valued at USD 215 billion in 2021 and employs over 22 million people. A DPIIT-NCAER study placed India's logistics cost at 7.97% of GDP for 2023-24. The National Logistics Policy targets reducing logistics costs to single digits.
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LEAPS 2025 (Logistics Excellence, Advancement and Performance Shield) was launched on the occasion of the anniversary of which initiative?
Explanation · Correct answer BLEAPS 2025 was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on October 13, 2025, during events marking the 4th anniversary of PM Gati Shakti. It is a national benchmarking initiative covering 13 categories promoting ESG compliance, green logistics, transparency, and resilience.
Frequently asked questions
What is LEAPS 2025 and what does it measure in Indian logistics?
**LEAPS 2025 (Logistics Excellence, Advancement and Performance Shield) is a DPIIT flagship initiative** launched during the **4th anniversary of PM GatiShakti** to benchmark logistics excellence across logistics players such as freight operators, warehouses, multimodal transporters, MSMEs, startups, institutions and e-commerce logistics providers.
What is PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and when was it launched?
**PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan was launched on October 13, 2021** as a **₹100 lakh crore integrated infrastructure development initiative** to coordinate 16 ministries for multimodal connectivity. It uses a **digital GIS-based platform** to plan roads, railways, ports, airports, waterways, and utilities together, eliminating siloed infrastructure planning.
What is India's logistics cost as a percentage of GDP and how does LEAPS aim to reduce it?
A **DPIIT-NCAER study placed India's logistics cost at 7.97% of GDP for 2023-24**, lower than earlier widely-cited estimates of 13-14%. High logistics costs reduce export competitiveness; LEAPS aims to drive improvement by **benchmarking logistics players and incentivising reforms** in warehousing, cold chains, and freight movement.
Which ministry oversees LEAPS 2025 and logistics reforms in India?
**LEAPS 2025 is overseen by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry** (through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, DPIIT). The **National Logistics Policy (NLP) launched in 2022** provides the broader framework within which LEAPS operates, targeting **integration of digital systems, unified logistics interface platform (ULIP), and ease of logistics** improvements.
Does LEAPS 2025 rank Indian states on logistics performance?
**LEAPS 2025 is an award and benchmarking initiative across logistics players**, not a state/UT ranking. The separate **LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States)** report assesses state and UT logistics performance; LEAPS instead recognises organisations such as freight operators, warehouses, multimodal transporters, MSMEs and startups across categories.
