Ministry Of Ports to Establish Indian Maritime Centre

The Ministry of Ports has constituted a high-level task force to oversee the establishment of the Indian Maritime Centre (IMC), in a bid to build global credibility for the Indian maritime sector. The main objective of the task force is to provide policy direction for the formation of IMC for smooth and sustainable operationalization, the ministry said in an office memorandum. The task force has been constituted under the chairmanship of additional secretary MoPSW, with representation from the domestic maritime ecosystem.

This would help in formation of advisory groups on key topics involving member representatives and independent experts. The funding and secretariat support of setting up of IMC will be provided by the Indian Ports Association (IPA). The location of the proposed Maritime centre is kept under wraps Industry sources however said the centre would come up in Gujarat considering that the state got the highest priority for center’s infra projects

The broad terms of reference of the task force will include — deliberate upon functioning, scope and best structure of the Indian Maritime Centre (IMC) as well as its membership/constitution and standard operating procedures (SOPs), decide the by-laws and internal procedures for IMC, including role of expert committees.