‘India’s Ports working to be at the Top 25 ports in the world’

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal chaired a mid-term review meeting in New Delhi recently. 

The meeting was held to determine a comprehensive approach towards swift and smooth execution of the ‘PM Maritime Amritkaal Vision’ with an ultimate goal to make India the global maritime leader by 2047.

Major programmes of the Ministry including its flagship programme Sagarmala as well as other prominent programmes were reviewed. 

The meet also inquired about the progress of 162 projects with an investment outlay of Rs.1 trillion.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sonowal said, “We are working to make our ports break into the top 25 ports of the world. 

We must stick to the ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’ while aiming to execute the letter and spirit of the Vision Document towards realising the goal of India becoming the global leader in the maritime sector by 2047.” 

Under the Panch Karma Sankalp announced during Chintan Shivir held JNPA, VOCPA, PPA, and DPA are in the process of finalizing Commercial Terms and Technical Specification with Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) for awarding the contract for building the Green Tugs.

Adding further, the Minister said, “After a tremendous outcome at the GMIS, 2023, where we successfully closed 360 MoUs with an investment of Rs.10 trillion, it is now time for their speedy and smooth execution. 

We are setting up a monthly review mechanism to keep a tab on the progress of all these initiatives as well as timely review of Maritime India Vision 2030 as well as Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.”