Cargo Breaking News
The Maharashtra government has approved the Logistics Policy 2024,aimed at revolutionizing the state’s logistics infrastructure and generating approximately 500,000 job opportunities. The policy includes the development of over 200 logistics parks, complexes, and truck terminals equipped with advanced facilities. Infrastructure Development involves Establishment of more than 10,000 acres of dedicated logistics infrastructure. Plans to Create 25 district logistics nodes, five regional logistics hubs, five state logistics hubs, one national logistics hub, and one international logistics hubs. Plans to Promote high-tech logistics through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain technology, robotics, automation, IoT, digitization, drones, and fintech to create tech-savvy. To be developed in the Navi Mumbai-Pune region on 2,000 acres, linked to the new international airport at Panvel, with a budget of ₹1,500 crore.
National Mega Logistics Hub: Located in the Nagpur-Wardha area on 1,500 acres, connected to the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, with an allocation of ₹1,500 crore.
State Logistics Hubs: Five hubs covering 500 acres each in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna, Thane-Bhiwandi, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Pune-Purandar, and Palghar-Wadhawan, with ₹2,500 crore allocated.
Regional Logistics Hubs: Five hubs covering 300 acres each in Nanded-Degloor, Amravati-Badnera, Kolhapur-Ichalkaranji, Nashik-Sinnar, and Dhule-Shirpur, with a budget of ₹1,500 crore.
