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LEADS Report 2021

Part of: Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure 

Context Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Report (Index) 2021.

About LEADS Report

• The LEADS report is aimed at gauging the logistics performance of states and Union Territories (UT) and identifying areas where they can improve logistics performance.
• It was launched in 2018.
• States are ranked based on quality and capacity of key infrastructure such as road, rail and warehousing and on operational ease of logistics 

Ranking of States

• Top Performers: Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab 
  • This is the third year in a row that Gujarat remained on top of the rankings.
• Delhi stands at the top rank among Other UTs.
• North Eastern States and Himalayan Region: Jammu and Kashmir followed by Sikkim and Meghalaya.