Overview
- AP-LInC has been approved as the nodal agency to link ports, airports, roads, inland waterways, and cold storage to reduce logistics costs.
- Once a managing director is appointed, the corporation will function as a government holding company to mobilise large private and foreign investments.
- District-level logistics cells will extend infrastructure upgrades to remote areas to strengthen ground-level operations.
- The government plans to establish a Logistics University and a Civil Aviation University to build sector-specific skills.
- The port-led strategy cites six operational ports, four more under development, and a goal for a port or fishing harbour every 50 km along the 1,050 km coastline, with a push to lift logistics’ GSDP share from about 1% to 3%.