India’s Punjab signs digital logistics MoU with NLDSL

NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) and the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the digital transformation of Punjab’s logistics ecosystem through the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), a move expected to benefit industries, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), exporters and logistics stakeholders in the state.Under the partnership, NLDSL will help the Punjab government build a digitally connected logistics system by enabling data exchange across departments through ULIP.

Punjab has signed an MoU with NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited to digitise logistics data exchange through ULIP.
The move is aimed at improving visibility, operational efficiency and inter-departmental coordination for industries, MSMEs and exporters.
For manufacturing and export supply chains, the next focus is state-specific ULIP use cases.

The collaboration is aimed at improving logistics visibility, operational efficiency, transparency, inter-departmental coordination and data-led policy and operational decisions.

ULIP functions as a unified digital gateway for logistics data from multiple government systems through application programming interface (API)-based integration.

The platform integrates 46 systems across 12 central ministries and departments through 142 APIs, covers more than 2,000 data fields, has enabled over 260 applications and facilitated more than 4.5 billion API transactions.

Following the MoU signing on July 7, 2026, an interactive ULIP workshop was organised for senior officials from state departments including Transport, Warehousing, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Public Works Department and Civil Aviation.

The workshop focused on identifying Punjab-specific use cases to address logistics challenges, improve supply-chain visibility and support ease of doing business.

NLDSL also showcased digital platforms including the Logistics Data Bank, Koyla Shakti – Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard, Track Your Transport, Transport Management System and Logistics e-Marketplace. The MoU was signed by NLDSL chief executive officer Takayuki Kano and Director, Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, Jaspreet Singh, in the presence of Minister of Industries and Commerce Aman Arora and other officials.

NICDC is implementing national initiatives including PM MITRA Mega Textile Parks and the India Industrial Land Bank, while NLDSL is the logistics arm of NICDC and a joint venture between NICDC Industrial Development Trust and NEC Corporation of Japan.

For manufacturing and export supply chains, the Punjab exercise points to a continued shift towards integrated logistics data and application-based visibility.

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