India projects Rs 80 lakh crore maritime investment, 1.5 crore jobs in coming years: Sonowal

27 Jan 2026 Evaluate

Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India's maritime sector was projected to attract investments worth over Rs 80 lakh crore and create over 1.5 crore jobs in the coming years. He said as a result of this investment, India will regain its maritime supremacy and shall become the global maritime leader once again under the Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. He said in 2025, the sector had already attracted Rs 12 lakh crore. 

The minister said once the second phase of development is completed, Vizhinjam port will transform into a regional transshipment hub of global significance. He also said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the maritime sector in India, in the last decade, has witnessed unprecedented progress with manifold increase in the number of shipyards, maritime cruise passengers, cruise sectors, cargo movement on inland waterways and the number of operational waterways in the country.

He said that the impact of this progress has been seen on the ground as the country's logistics cost is estimated at 7.97 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023-24, as per the current assessment prepared by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) for Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). He noted that Kerala occupies a very special place in this national maritime transformation. With world class ports, modern shipping, strong ship building and vibrant inland waterways, Kerala was well positioned to play a leadership role in India's maritime future. 


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