Logistics master plans for eight major cities, as well as one for the entire state, are nearing completion. Once finalized, these plans will help identify and address the transportation needs of industries across Gujarat, state industries minister Balvantsinh Rajput said on Thursday.
The minister reviewed various initiatives related to logistics and infrastructure planning undertaken by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) in Gandhinagar. Rajput noted that key infrastructure projects worth over Rs 500 crore — being executed by central government agencies — were assessed under the Project Monitoring Group mechanism. Under this framework, GIDB acts as the nodal agency for the state government to ensure the timely implementation of projects.
A govt statement said Rajput directed GIDB officials to expedite the completion of city logistics master plans for the municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, and Junagadh. He also instructed them to develop a Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) database.
The minister emphasized the need to improve Gujarat’s performance in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) survey and urged officials to continue their efforts in this direction.
According to the statement, GIDB CEO P Swaroop shared updates on PM Gati Shakti Gujarat, measures to reduce logistics costs, project monitoring activities for infrastructure development, and the progress of Special Investment Regions (SIRs).