Sector profile

Warehousing and logistics

Warehouses, cold chains, inland container depots and logistics parks lower the cost of moving goods. This page shows how freight volumes have grown and the Uttar Pradesh incentives for logistics infrastructure.

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Electric locomotive hauling a container freight train in India — Photo: Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Importance to the Indian economy

Cargo handled at India's major ports rose from 819 million tonnes in 2023-24 to about 855 million tonnes in 2024-25 and a record 915 million tonnes in 2025-26 (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, via PIB). Indian Railways also loaded a record 1,670 million tonnes of freight in 2025-26.

As freight grows, so does the need for modern storage and multimodal hubs. Uttar Pradesh sits on both Dedicated Freight Corridors and a large consumption market, which is why it has separate incentive policies for warehousing and for large multi-modal logistics parks.

The last three years in official data

Figures as published by the Government of India source linked against each year. We do not estimate or fill gaps.

Cargo handled at India's major portsmillion tonnes

2023-24

819 MT

2024-25

~855 MT

2025-26

915 MT

Bars start at zero and are scaled to the largest value shown.

Year	Value (million tonnes)
2023-24	819 MTSource: PIB, 13 May 2025 (PRID 2128329)
2024-25	~855 MTSource: PIB, 13 May 2025 (PRID 2128329)
2025-26	915 MTSource: PIB, 5 Apr 2026 (PRID 2249113)

Other official data points

Rail freight: record 1,670 million tonnes loaded in 2025-26, 3.25% higher than the previous year. Source: PIB, 1 Apr 2026 (PRID 2247768).

What is not shown, and why: There is no official national series on warehousing capacity that we could verify; rail freight is shown for 2025-26 only because earlier years were not confirmed from an official release.

UP incentives for this sector

The Uttar Pradesh policy that applies to this sector, with the main incentives as stated in the policy or on Invest UP. Rates, caps and eligibility conditions are summarised; the policy text and its guidelines decide each case.

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Uttar Pradesh Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022

Five years from its 2022 notification; exact end date not verified (SOP uploaded 7 Nov 2025)

Incentive	Support (as per the policy)
Storage (warehousing, silos, cold chain)	15% capital subsidy, up to ₹5 crore (₹10 crore in designated logistics zones)
Dry ports and logistics parks	25%, up to ₹25 crore (₹50 crore in zones)
Stamp duty	100% / 75% / 50% by region for storage; 100% for dry ports and logistics parks
Electricity duty	100% exemption for 10 years

Source: Invest UP policy page

Full guide: UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy

In force

Uttar Pradesh Multi-Modal Logistics Park Policy 2024

For MMLPs of ₹1,000 crore and above; English text uploaded 8 Jun 2026

Incentive	Support (as per the policy)
Front-end land subsidy	30% of land allotment cost at an Industrial Development Authority

Source: Invest UP policy page

Applicable across sectors. A manufacturing project of ₹50 crore or more can also be evaluated under the UP Industrial Investment & Employment Promotion Policy 2022 (valid to 3 Nov 2027), and an MSME unit under the UP MSME Promotion Policy 2022. As a rule only one state policy can be used for the same investment, so compare the sector policy with these general policies on your own numbers before applying. Central schemes can often be combined with state support: see subsidy stacking.

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Sources

Scheme terms change; verify on the official portal; last checked 4 Oct 2026. This page is general information for planning, not a guarantee of eligibility, sanction or disbursement. See our Terms of Use & Disclaimer.

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