Indian Maritime Agenda 2020 is a perspective pan for the period 2010-2020. It aims to increase fleet strength, upgrade existing ports, strengthen cargo handling capacity,development of marine human resources and install security related real time kinematic system in sensitive sectors.
India has 7517 km of coastline with only only 13 ports. in Europe in 1000 km coastline there would be 10-11 ports.We also want to increase our share of global tonnage from 1 % to 5 % and for which 1.2 lakh crores is earmarked. Another 3 lakh crores is in the pipeline for infrastructure development of ports and for larger ships.
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