New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- India's logistics cost will drop to single digits by December this year, primarily due to the rapid expansion of expressways and economic corridors across the country, the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

Speaking at the ASSOCHAM Annual Conference 2025, Gadkari mentioned that a recent joint report prepared by IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore supports this. The report revealed that the construction of expressways and economic corridors has helped reduce the country's logistics cost to 10% from 16% earlier.

"India's logistics cost will come down to 9% by December, which will help India become more competitive. I am sure that 100 per cent it is going to give benefit to...