Tamil Nadu became top coastal state in Exemplars category at the LEAPS 2025 Awards

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal honoured the winners of the LEAPS Awards 2025 in 13 categories including Core Logistics, MSMEs, Startups, Institutions and Special Categories on the occasion of releasing the LEAPS Awards 2025 and LEADS Report 2025 in New Delhi on May 13, 2026.

New four-tier categories in the LEAPS 2025 Awards

Exemplars: Exemplars showcase those states and union territories whose performance has been the best; they have consistently performed excellently in policy, infrastructure, service delivery and regulatory matters.

Coastal state: Tamil Nadu

Landlocked state: Uttar Pradesh

North Eastern state: Mizoram

Union Territory: Delhi

High Performers: High Performers include those states and union territories that have shown strong and consistently good results across most performance indicators.

Coastal states: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra

Landlocked states: Haryana, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Bihar

North Eastern states: Tripura, Meghalaya

Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry

Accelerators: Accelerators include those states and union territories that have shown significant speed towards improvement in recent years and have a clear approach towards reforms.

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 and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Lakshadweep

Growth-Seekers: Growth Seekers showcase those states and union territories that are in the early stage of development of logistics systems and institutional strengthening.

Coastal state: West Bengal

Landlocked state: Rajasthan

North Eastern state: Sikkim

Union Territory: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Winners of the Core Logistics category

Air Freight Service Provider – FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Pvt Ltd

Maritime Freight Service Provider – MSC Agency India Private Limited

Road Freight Service Provider – Safexpress Private Limited

Rail Freight Service Provider – DP World Rail Logistics Private Limited

Multimodal Transport Operators (MTOs) – Paradeep Parivahan Limited

Warehouse Service Provider (Industrial and Consumer Goods) – TVS Industrial and Logistics Parks

Warehouse Service Provider (Agriculture) – Indicold Pvt Ltd

Winners of the MSME category in Core Logistics

MSME Logistics Service Provider – Shipwaves Online Limited

Winners of the Startup category in Core Logistics

Startup – Logistics Technology Service Provider – MatchLog Solutions Pvt Ltd

Startup – Logistics Operation Service Provider – Yellowings Delivery Services Private Limited

Winners of the Institution category in Core Logistics

Educational institution promoting the logistics sector – IIM Mumbai

Winners of the Special Categories in Core Logistics Awards

Logistics Service Delivery for E-commerce Operations – Delhivery Ltd

Multimodal Logistics Service Provider (3PL Service Provider, Freight Forwarder, Custom Broker/Agent) – Indev Infra Private Limited.

About LEAPS 2025 Awards

These awards were launched to support the goals of the National Logistics Policy (NLP) 2022 and PM Gati Shakti, aimed at reducing logistics costs and improving India’s efficiency.

The first award ceremony was held in 2024.

The Logistics Excellence, Advancement and Performance Shield (LEAPS) Awards are a prestigious initiative of DPIIT (Ministry of Commerce and Industry), Government of India, aimed at recognising excellence in the logistics sector.

By mid-2026, these awards are in their fourth edition (LEAPS 2025), celebrating innovations aligned with the National Logistics Policy.

These awards evaluate stakeholders in core logistics (air, rail, road, maritime), warehousing, MSMEs, startups and educational institutions.