Govt working on single logistics law, says Nitin Gadkari

The government is working on bringing a single logistics law for all modes of freight transportation to eradicate duplication of processes and simplify procedural requirements, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

The Road, Transport and Highways Minister said the public-private partnership model should be encouraged for the development of air cargo infrastructure in the country.

"The government is working on bringing a single logistic law for all modes of freight transportation to eradicate duplication of processes and simplify procedural requirements. "This system will facilitate multi-modal transportation in the true sense," Gadkari said while addressing the 12th DACAAI AGM.


The minister pointed out that the government's aim is to reduce the logistics cost to 8%, which was currently around 14%.

He pointed out that in the domestic aviation market, air cargo share is very low and the challenges are many.

"Aviation infrastructure should be developed using the latest technology...if we can make aviation infrastructure efficient and accessible then it will create a huge difference," Gadkari emphasised.

While noting that economic viability is very important, Gadkari said that domestic air cargo is more suitable for the transport of fuels, vegetables, flowers and seafood.

He suggested that old defence aircraft can be used for the transportation of fish and fruits to reduce transit time for such products.

"If we could transport more volume by air then the logistic cost would reduce," the minister said.