{"id":10750,"date":"2016-04-20T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=10750"},"modified":"2016-04-20T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T16:08:35","slug":"sagarmala-national-perspective-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/sagarmala-national-perspective-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagarmala National Perspective Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the National Perspective Plan at the inauguration of the Maritime India Summit in Mumbai detailing the contours of \u201d Sagarmala\u201d, the program aims for-<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Development of ports<br \/>\n(b) Development of national highways<br \/>\n(c) Connecting National Highways to the ports<br \/>\n(d) Development of maritime economic zones<br \/>\n<strong>Ans (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 14 April 2016 Prime Minister Shri\u00a0Narendra\u00a0Modi\u00a0released the National Perspective Plan at the inauguration of the Maritime India Summit in Mumbai.<\/li>\n<li>National Perspective Plan provides details of the contours of Sagarmala.<\/li>\n<li>\u201c Sagarmala\u201d is the government\u2019s flagship program to promote port-led development in the country.<\/li>\n<li>The National Perspective Plan has been crafted after detailed consultations with key stakeholders in the central and state governments, public sector companies as well as private players from shipping, ports, ship-building, power, cement and steel sectors.<\/li>\n<li>It takes forward\u00a0Sagarmala\u2019s\u00a0vision of substantially reducing export-import and domestic trade costs with a minimal investment.<\/li>\n<li>The report estimates that the program could lead to annual logistics cost savings of close toRs\u00a035,000\u00a0crore.<\/li>\n<li>It will also boost India\u2019s merchandise exports to $110 billion by 2025.<\/li>\n<li>About one crore\u00a0new jobs are estimated to be created, of which 40 lakhs\u00a0will be direct employment.<\/li>\n<li>With a coastline of about 7,500 kms covering 13 states and Union Territories, India enjoys a\u00a0strategic location on key international trade routes.<\/li>\n<li>It is based on the following four strategic aspects:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Optimizing multi-modal transport to reduce the cost of domestic cargo,<\/li>\n<li>Minimizing the time and cost of export-import cargo logistics,<\/li>\n<li>Lowering costs for bulk industries by locating them closer to the coast, and<\/li>\n<li>Improving export competitiveness by locating discrete manufacturing clusters near ports.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Sagarmala aims to deliver impact through over 150 projects and initiatives in four broad areas.<\/li>\n<li>To modernize India\u2019s port infrastructure, 5 to 6 new ports\u00a0have been proposed to be built.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138881\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=138881<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pibphoto.nic.in\/documents\/rlink\/2016\/apr\/p201641402.pdf\">http:\/\/pibphoto.nic.in\/documents\/rlink\/2016\/apr\/p201641402.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the National Perspective Plan at the inauguration of the Maritime India Summit in Mumbai detailing the contours of \u201d Sagarmala\u201d, the program aims for- (a) Development of ports (b) Development of national highways (c) Connecting National Highways to the ports (d) Development of maritime economic zones Ans (a) 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