The three day Chintan Baithak of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways chaired by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways concluded today with some of the remarkable decisions. The baithak was organized with an aim to discuss and deliberate ideas and innovations that can propel India’s blue economy.
The Chintan Baithak was co-chaired by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and Shri Shantanu Thakur, Ministers of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and attended by Chairpersons of all major ports, and Senior Officials of MoPSW, for brainstorming on promoting India’s marine economy.
Speaking at the occasion Shri Sonowal reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to develop and promote India’s blue economy. He further suggested that all ports should prepare master plan in order to become Mega Ports by 2047.
Shri Sonowal suggested the major ports to draft land policy guidelines, explore potential of satellite presence out of port limits. In order to make SPVs more efficient and effective, the Minister directed the officials to repurpose the SPVs so as to make them lean and agile towards achieving the desired objectives. Shri Sonowal concluded that the reflections from the ‘Chintan Baithak’ will help create the roadmap to put India as one of the world’s maritime leaders.
