Government Changes the name of Shipping Ministry to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Government is changing the name of the Ministry of Shipping and it will be known as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. To reduce the expenditure on logistics, India is fast developing multimodal connectivity.

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Key-Points

In most of the developed economies, the Shipping Ministry is also responsible for Ports and Waterways.

In India, the Shipping Ministry has been doing a lot of work related to Ports and Waterways.

Now, with more clarity in name, there will be more clarity in the work, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.