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Cover Story
National Maritime Day Special

India is excelling in human
resources in the shipping
sector. The number of
Indian seafarers has
Sagarmala Programme increased from 1.25 lakh

Under the Sagarmala Programme, 839 projects to over 3 lakh in the last
have been identified, with an estimated cost of decade. If you visit any
approximately ₹5.79 lakh crore. 119 projects coastline in the world,
are being implemented through the Public- you will find some Indian
Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
seafarers on board. Today,

280 projects ₹1.42 lakh crore India has become one of
the top three countries in
investment has
have been
completed been made
the world in terms of the
number of seafarers.

l209 projects worth ₹1.62 lakh crore Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
are under implementation, while 353
projects worth ₹2.75 lakh crore are in
various stages of development.
l106 port modernisation projects worth l 18 projects related to urban water transport
₹35,423 crore were completed. worth ₹640 crore were completed, reducing
pressure on road and rail traffic.
l96 port connectivity (road and rail)
projects worth ₹58,628 crore were l Six dedicated coastal berths were constructed
completed. with an investment of ₹430 crore.
l9 port industrialisation projects worth Capex (capital expenditure) increased by 228%.
₹45,865 crore were completed, leading to
the industrialisation of over 8,000 acres 2013-14 ₹3,233 crore
of land.
l81 coastal community development 2024-25 ₹10,600 crore
projects were initiated at a cost of
₹11,573 crore. Of these, 23 projects
worth approximately ₹2,000 crore have
been completed.
l12 fishing harbour projects worth ₹1,078
crore were completed, benefiting over
35,000 fishermen.

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