Upgradation of maritime sector will provide employment to the youth: PM Modi at Maritime Summit

"Our vision is to increase port capacity from one thousand, four hundred million tonnes to three thousand million tonnes by 2025. All this is being done to benefit the common citizen. This is being done to provide employment to the youth," the PM said.

He also praised the maritime sector for helping in the formation of bonds with other countries.

"The maritime sector not only creates and facilitates economic activities; it also connects countries and civilisations," PM Modi said.

Promising a better maritime future, he said, "India has had a glorious maritime history. We are on the path of shaping an even better maritime future."

"Private Ports have been growing at a very healthy pace and have nearly doubled their capacity in the last 5 years," the PM highlighted.

He said that the coastal communities can help the nation in terms of growth.

"Long coastline of India along with diverse coastal regions and hard working coastal communities can become an engine of growth of India." Modi said.

"Want to modernize ports & integrate them with SEZs, Port based Smart Cities, Industrial Parks, Warehouses, Logistics Parks," Modi said, while adding. "Our maritime agenda will complement this ambitious infrastructure plan for the hinterland which is going on in parallel."