A First step for Logistics: Infrastructure Status

DTDC is to Start infrastructure Status for Logistic Industry. The center's decision to assign infrastructure status to the logistics industry is a good first move, but there are several other problems that need to be addressed such as the lack of proper regulatory oversight and the lack of skilling in the sector, according to DTDC Express. It is a positive move by the government and is definitely an acknowledgement that the industry is becoming critical to the success of many other industries and indeed the GDP growth of the country. The E-way bill system-timed at tracking the transport of goods worth Rs 50,000 or more across the country-is probably one of the most critical and contentious points as far as the GST System is concerned.

                                                                              The first obvious problem is that generally this is an industry that is not very regulated which means that it has become a highly fragmented industry. so it Tends to become a chaotic situation at times because not all players are of the same quality or adhere to the same standards. The second problems the industry is facing, It employs a large number of blue collar workers but there isn’t enough infrastructures to train them. The government needs to invest from its own side to see how these workers can be better skilled so that they can provide better results for the industry. There is still more room for improvement to the e waybill system, but there has to be some pragmatism to it.