Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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Jurisdiction Government of India
HeadquartersParivahan Bhavan
1, Parliament Street
New Delhi
110001 28°37′9.58″N77°12′37.29″E / 28.6193278°N 77.2103583°E / 28.6193278; 77.2103583
Annual budget₹1,881.83 crore (US$220 million) (2018-19 est.) [1]
Minister responsible
Website shipmin.gov.in

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is the Indian ministry responsible for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ports, shipping and waterways. The minister is Sarbananda Sonowal.

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History

In 1999, the Ministry of Surface Transport was re-organized into two departments, namely the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways.

In 2000, the Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated into two Ministries namely the Ministry of Surface Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Shipping.

In 2004, The Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport were again merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. There are two Department viz. Department of Shipping and Department of Road Transport & Highways.

Ultra large container vessel MSC Claude Girardet the largest vessel to berth in South Asia arriving at Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram, India MSC Ship arriving at Vizhinjam Trivandrum port.jpg
Ultra large container vessel MSC Claude Girardet the largest vessel to berth in South Asia arriving at Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram, India

In 2009, The Ministry of Shipping was again formed by bifurcating the Ministry Of Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways

Further, in 2020 the Ministry of Shipping was renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. [3]

Organization of Ministry

Subordinate/Attached Offices

Autonomous Bodies

Educational Institutions

Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)

Societies/Association

Cabinet Ministers

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency		Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of Shipping
Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg Arun Jaitley
(1952–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		7 November 20001 September 2001298 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vedprakash Goyal.jpg Ved Prakash Goyal
(1926–2008)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		1 September 200129 January 20031 year, 150 days
Shatrughan Sinha.jpg Shatrughan Sinha
(born 1946)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		29 January 200322 May 20041 year, 114 days
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png K. Chandrashekar Rao
(born 1954)
MP for Karimnagar 		23 May 200425 May 20042 days Bharat Rashtra Samithi Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg T. R. Baalu
(born 1941)
MP for Chennai South 		25 May 20042 September 2004100 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Merged with Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways during this interval
GKVasan.jpg G. K. Vasan
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu 		28 May 200926 May 20144 years, 363 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh
Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur 		27 May 201430 May 20195 years, 4 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
(Minister of State, I/C)		31 May 201910 November 20201 year, 163 days Modi II
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
(Minister of State, I/C)		10 November 20207 July 2021239 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
Sarbananda Sonowal with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Sarbananda Sonowal
(born 1962)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam, until 2024
MP for Dibrugarh, from 2024		7 July 20219 June 20244 years, 74 days
10 June 2024Incumbent Modi III

Ministers of State

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency		Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of State for Shipping
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Madhubani 		7 November 20002 November 2001360 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for Panaji 		2 November 200114 May 2002193 days
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
(born 1949)
MP for Pudukkottai 		1 July 200229 January 2003212 days
Dilipkumar Gandhi
(1951–2021)
MP for Ahmednagar 		29 January 200315 March 20041 year, 46 days
Minister of State for Shipping
Mukul Roy.png Mukul Roy
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal 		28 May 200920 March 20122 years, 297 days All India Trinamool Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh
Milind Deora.JPG Milind Deora
(born 1976)
MP for Mumbai South 		31 October 201226 May 20141 year, 207 days Indian National Congress
Krishan Pal at the National Workshop on Autism Tools (cropped).jpg Krishan Pal Gurjar
(born 1957)
MP for Faridabad 		26 May 20149 November 2014167 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg Pon Radhakrishnan
(born 1952)
MP for Kanniyakumari 		9 November 201430 May 20194 years, 202 days
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		5 July 201630 May 20192 years, 329 days
Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for North Goa 		7 July 20219 June 20242 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
SreedhamThakurnagarThakurbariPhotoofShantanuThakur6.jpg Shantanu Thakur
(born 1982)
MP for Bangaon 		7 July 20219 June 20244 years, 74 days
10 June 2024Incumbent Modi III

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ultra-large-container-vessel-msc-claude-girardet-on-its-way-to-vizhinajm/article68626973.ece
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways". Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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