The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the LEADS 2025 Report, ranking States and Union Territories on logistics efficiency, infrastructure, and supply chain performance.

What is LEADS?

• Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) is DPIIT’s flagship assessment of logistics performance across States and UTs.
• It serves as a key benchmarking and reform tool for improving logistics efficiency across the country.
• LEADS 2025 reflects the Government’s continued focus on integrated and data-driven logistics reforms under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan and National Logistics Policy. 
• The framework supports cooperative and competitive federalism by enabling States and UTs to benchmark performance, identify gaps and prioritise targeted logistics interventions.
• The 7th edition of LEADS marks a significant evolution in the assessment of India’s logistics landscape, featuring a more rigorous and refined evaluation methodology. 
• LEADS 2025 also places greater emphasis on measurable and evidence-based indicators. 
  • Nearly 59% weightage assigned to objective indicators to strengthen assessment robustness and implementation tracking.
• The LEADS 2025 framework has transitioned from its previous three-tier classification to a more comprehensive four-tier performance framework. 

New Classification Framework in LEADS 2025

The 2025 report replaced the earlier “Achievers, Fast Movers and Aspirers” model with a more detailed classification system.

• Exemplars: Represent the top-performing States/UTs, demonstrating sustained excellence across policy, infrastructure, service delivery, and regulatory dimensions.
  • Coastal States: Tamil Nadu
  • Landlocked States: Uttar Pradesh
  • North- Eastern States: Mizoram
  • Union Territories: Delhi
• High Performers: Comprise States/UTs that demonstrate strong and consistent outcomes across the majority of performance indicators.
  • Coastal States: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra
  • Landlocked States: Haryana, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Bihar
  • North- Eastern States: Tripura, Meghalaya
  • Union Territories: Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry
• Accelerators: Comprise States/UTs that have demonstrated notable improvement momentum and a clear reform orientation in recent years.
  • Coastal States: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Karnataka
  • Landlocked States: Punjab, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh
  • North- Eastern States: Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam
  • Union Territories: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep
• Growth-Seekers:  Represent States/UTs that are at a foundational stage of logistics system development and institutional strengthening.
  • Coastal States: West Bengal
  • Landlocked States: Rajasthan
  • North- Eastern States: Sikkim
  • Union Territories: Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Overall, LEADS marks an important step toward strengthening evidence-based logistics planning and performance monitoring across States/UTs  to support targeted reforms aimed at improving logistics efficiency, reducing logistics costs and strengthening India’s competitiveness.

Exam Hook: Prelims Question

The LEADS Report is associated with which sector?
(a) Health
(b) Education
(c) Logistics and Supply Chain
(d) Agriculture

Answer: (c)

One-Line Wrap

The LEADS 2025 Report highlights India’s push towards integrated logistics reforms and shows how better connectivity and infrastructure can accelerate balanced regional economic growth.

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