Budget 2026 offers a crucial opportunity to advance India's logistics sector beyond infrastructure creation to ecosystem building. Key priorities include accelerating multimodal connectivity to reduce reliance on road transport, promoting technology adoption among MSMEs and small operators for efficiency and inclusivity, and providing economic incentives for sustainability, particularly for rail and coastal shipping. The focus is on creating a faster, smarter, and more humane logistics network to support India's expanding manufacturing base and decentralized supply chains.