Yogi asks officials to prepare integrated logistic plan

Lucknow, Dec 21 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to further improve the industry ecosystem and build a robust logistics infrastructure in the state.
This is being done in view of the enormous investor interest and establishment of industrial units as a result of industry-friendly policies of the Uttar Pradesh government.
According to a government spokesman, the state government will be developing an integrated state logistics plan that will be aiming at the overall development of the logistics sector and the cell will function in sync with national logistics division for development of supply chains and warehousing facilities for industries.
Alok Kumar, the additional chief secretary, infrastructural and industrial development, has been nominated as the state nodal officer of the cell for developing the integrated state logistics plan aimed at overall development of logistics sector.
“In addition to granting ‘industry status’ to logistics sector, drastically reducing cost of land and operations, state government has already made numerous new provisions to give impetus to this sector. As a result, Uttar Pradesh is attracting sizable investments in warehousing and logistics sector and so far, six proposals worth approximately Rs 438 crores of investment have been received in the sector,” said Alok Kumar.
A state logistics coordination committee will also set up to monitor the progress and implementation of the logistics plan, he added.