From the pages of CargoTalk: Drivers need to be protected with COVID-19 cover: Ashok Goyal

While listing concerns where the industry needs help from government, Ashok Goyal, Managing Director, BLR Logistiks, says, “Honestly, nothing has been done by government as far as logistics is concerned. Firstly, we need COVID-19 cover for drivers because they are the ones who are on road from day one and making the supplies available. The COVID cover is required to make them feel safe. Secondly, we are working on credit with our customers, hence we feel that either the interest on the working capital should be waived off completely or they should give us some reduction.
There has been imbalance in terms of GST norms the government has put up especially for logistics business. We are under RCM and FCM both; there is no level field for all the players. Simplification is needed. Last but not the least is diesel which is our key component and is 55 per cent of our freight cost; the way its price is going up needs to be streamlined or if it can be similar in all the states.