Jal Marg Yojna to boost shipping sector

To revive the shipping industry, the government has decided to launch the PM Jal Marg Yojna and projects for setting up dry and satellite ports, besides converting riverways into waterways, the Rajya Sabha has been informed.´Ninety per cent of the EXIM cargo in India is transported through ships but the contribution of domestic cargo in it is only 10 per cent. In a bid to boost water transport, we have requested the Prime Minister to launch PM Jal Marg Yojna, which will change the face of India,´Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said.