FREIGHT SMART CITIES

July 3, 2021

Commerce Ministry’s Logistics Division unveils plans for ‘Freight Smart Cities’ to improve the efficiency of urban freight and create an opportunity for reduction in the logistics costs.

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  • Under the Freight Smart Cities initiative, city-level logistics committees would be formed.

  • These committees would have related government departments and agencies at the local level, state and from the reacted central ministries and agencies.

  • These would also include private sector from the logistics services and also users of logistics services.

  • These committees would co-create City Logistics Plans to implement performance improvement measures locally.

  • On the Freight smart city initiatives, the Logistics Division is working closely with GIZ (Germany) under Indo-German Development Cooperation, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India.

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