Context
The 4th National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to check the Sagarmala Programme and discuss the roadmap for Sagarmala 2.0.
Key Highlights
- Introduction of Sagarmala 2.0:
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- An upgrade of the Sagarmala Programme with a new consciousness on shipbuilding, restore, breaking, and recycling.
- ₹40,000 crore budgetary help to drive clean investments.
- Supports Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision (MAKV 2047) which aims to place India some of the global’s top five shipbuilding countries.
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- Launch of Sagarmala Startup Innovation Initiative (S2I2):
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- Aims to reinforce Research, Innovation, Startups, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) in the maritime sector.
- Encourages green shipping, smart ports, logistics tech, shipbuilding, and coastal sustainpotential.
- Provides funding, mentorship, and industry partnerships for maritime startups.
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- Impact on India’s Maritime Growth:
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- Coastal shipping increased by 118% in a decade.
- Inland waterway cargo rose by 700%.
- 9 Indian ports rank among the world’s top 100, with Vizag in the top 20 container ports.
About Sagarmala Project
- The Sagarmala Programme changed into authorized by using the Union Cabinet in 2015 which aims at holistic port infrastructure development along the 7,516-km long shoreline via modernisation, mechanisation and computerisation.
- The imaginative and prescient of the Sagarmala Programme is to lessen logistics costs for EXIM (Export-Import) and domestic trade with minimal infrastructure investment.
- Sagarmala could improve India’s product exports to USD 110 billion by 2025 and create 10 million new jobs (4 million in direct employment).
- The Ministry has commenced the bold Project of Sagarmala Seaplane Services (SSPS) with potential airline operators.
Components of the Sagarmala Programme
- Port Modernization & New Port Development: De-bottlenecking and potential enlargement of current ports and development of new Greenfield ports.
- Port Connectivity Enhancement: Enhancing the connectivity of the ports to the hinterland, optimizing cost and time of shipment movement via multi-modal logistics answers which include domestic waterways (inland water shipping and coastal shipping).
- Port-connected Industrialization: Developing port-proximate business clusters and Coastal Economic Zones to reduce logistics price and time of EXIM and domestic cargo.
- Coastal Community Development: Promoting sustainable development of coastal communities through potential development & livelihood technology activities, fisheries development, coastal tourism and so forth.
- Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways shipping: Impetus to move cargo through the sustainable and environment-friendly coastal and inland waterways mode.
Source: The PIB
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