On September 20, 2025, on the occasion of a decade of 'Make in India', Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Assessment of Logistics Cost in India report in New Delhi. For the first time, India will have a comprehensive and scientifically derived estimate of logistics costs, using a hybrid methodology that combines secondary data with nationwide surveys. The initiative follows the mandate of the National Logistics Policy 2022 to establish a uniform framework for measuring logistics costs and benchmarking them against global practices. Until now, logistics costs in India were often misrepresented, with commonly cited figures of 13 to 14 per cent of GDP derived from external studies or partial datasets, leading to inconsistent estimates and confusion among policymakers and global stakeholders. As per the current assessment prepared by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) for DPIIT, logistics costs in India are estimated at about 7.97 per cent of total GDP. The report provides a comprehensive framework by capturing logistics costs across different transport modes, product categories, and firm sizes, and also presents estimates of freight cost per tonne-kilometre while highlighting the role of multi-modality in enhancing efficiency. Estimates for the previous five years show that the growth rate of logistics costs is gradually slowing compared with the pace of growth in non-services output. This improvement is attributed to initiatives such as the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Bharatmala Pariyojana, Sagarmala Project, Integrated Check Posts, the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), and the Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEAP). The mapping of each Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) code to the respective line ministry streamlines coordination and strengthens India's position in free trade agreement negotiations.