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2021-11-22

OVERVIEW OF INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY

The Indian logistics industry was valued at an estimated US$ 130 billion in 2012-13. It has grown at a CAGR of over 16 per cent over the last five years. The industry comprises the following main segments: Freight and passenger transportation via road, rail, air and water Warehousing and cold-storage

The contribution from the movement of goods including freight transportation and storage is about 90 per cent. Aggregate freight traffic is estimated at about 2-2.3 trillion tonne kilometres. Road dominates the mode of freight transport mix and constitutes about 60 per cent of the total freight traffic. Rail and coastal shipping account for about 32 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively, while the share of inland waterways transportation and air is less than 1 per cent each. Warehousing comprises industrial and agricultural storage. Of the total warehousing space of about 1,800 million sq ft, the industrial and agricultural segments constitute about 86 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively. Government organisations including Food Corporation of India, Central Warehousing Corporation and the state warehousing corporations account for about two-thirds of the agricultural warehousing segment1. Warehousing also includes cold storage, comprising over 5,300 units; most of which are concentrated in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, at present, the cold chain capacity is about 9 million tonnes.