Major Ports of India

Subject – Economy

Context – Major ports handle 11 per cent more cargo in April-December

Concept –

India has 12 major seaports (11 Government-owned and one private) and 205 notified minor and intermediate ports that handle a huge volume of traffic.
About 95 percent by volume and 70 percent by value of India’s total international trade are carried on through maritime transportation.
All ports in India are situated in the 9 coastal states of India namely Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Mumbai is the largest natural port in India.
While the Major Ports are under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping, the non-major ports are under the jurisdiction of respective State Maritime Boards/ State Government.

To know about The Major Port Authorities Act 2020, please refer August 2021 DPN.

To know about Indian Ports Bill 2021, please refer October 2021 DPN.

To know about Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), please refer October 2021 DPN.