The National Logistics Policy

Moving goods costs India nearly twice what it costs a developed economy, as a share of GDP. One 2022 policy set out to close that gap.

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The National Logistics Policy

Closing the gap between India’s logistics cost and the rest of the world.

38th

India’s rank on the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index, up from 54th in 2014

2022

NLP launched on 17 September, in New Delhi

8%

Target logistics cost as a share of GDP by 2030

ULIP

Digital platform sharing logistics data across dozens of government systems

Top 25

India’s targeted global LPI rank by 2030

Real progress, real distance left: Climbing from 54th to 38th on the LPI is genuine movement. Reaching the top 25 by 2030 is still a real stretch from there.

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Must Know

• The National Logistics Policy (NLP) builds an integrated, efficient logistics ecosystem for India.
• It was launched on 17 September 2022, in New Delhi.
• Its main goal is cutting India’s logistics cost as a share of GDP.
• It also targets pushing India into the world’s top 25 countries on the Logistics Performance Index by 2030.
• The Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) is the policy’s key digital backbone.

Good to Know

• India’s logistics cost has typically run around 13-18% of GDP, well above the roughly 8% seen in developed economies.
• NLP targets bringing that cost down to around 8% of GDP by 2030.
• ULIP shares data from dozens of government systems across multiple ministries, through a common set of APIs.
• India ranked 38th on the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index, up from 54th in 2014.
• The government marked NLP’s third anniversary in September 2025, highlighting ULIP’s growing transaction volumes.

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1. When was the National Logistics Policy (NLP) launched?

15 August 2022

17 September 2022

26 January 2023

1 April 2021

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Great to Know

• Don’t confuse NLP with PM Gati Shakti. PM Gati Shakti is the physical infrastructure master plan, covering roads, rail, and ports. NLP is the policy and process layer built on top of it, covering standardisation, digitisation, and skill development.
• ULIP doesn’t move any goods itself. It only shares real-time data across ministries and private logistics players, letting them plan and track shipments better.
• Real progress doesn’t guarantee the target. Climbing from 54th to 38th on the LPI is genuine movement, but reaching the top 25 by 2030 remains a real stretch from there.