Making of a developed India — glimpses from the launch of the National Logistics Policy by PM Modi
The Prime Minister, who turned 72 Saturday, said '8 years of hard work' had gone into the making of the policy. ThePrint's Praveen Jain brings moments from the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch of the National Logistics Policy at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan Saturday | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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New Delhi: The National Logistics Policy was an important step towards the “making of a developed India”, and the policy has come with a “new energy for every sector”, said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the policy in Delhi Saturday.
The Prime Minister, who turned 72 Saturday, also said the National Logistics Policy had “not come out of the blue” and that there were “eight years of hard work behind it”.
One of the major objectives of the logistics policy is to bring down the logistic costs and improve the competitiveness of domestic goods in the global market.
PM Modi termed the policy a solution for many problems and said that it would lead to improvements of “all our systems”.
“There has been a constant effort to find solutions for fast last-mile delivery, resolution of transportation-related challenges, for saving time and money of our manufacturers and industries, all these subjects,” said Modi.
He added: “The national logistics policy is a form of its solution. I believe that for the improvement of all our systems, there will be coordination between various units of the government working in these fields with a holistic approach.”
Moments from the event at Delhi’s Vigyan Bawan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the event | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintThe Prime Minister talked about the new policy and how it will help the country | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintEight years of hard work have gone into the formulation of the National Logistics Policy, said PM Modi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintThe National Logistics Policy was an important step towards the ‘making of a developed India’, said Modi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintModi also said the policy has come with a ‘new energy for every sector’ | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintThe Prime Minister said the policy will bring down the logistics cost of businesses from 13-14 per cent to a single digit, taking India at par with countries like Germany and Japan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech at the event | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPM Modi and ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Sarbananda Sonowal | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintEducation Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintMinister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, with Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, at the launch| Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintVaishnaw and Sonowal talk during the event | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPrime Minister Narendra Modi talks to Nitin Gadkari during the event | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPM Narendra Modi with Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintPM Narendra Modi before his speech at the event | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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