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Around 95% of India’s foreign trade by volume and 70% by value is transported through sea. Major ports account for 75% of the total cargo by volume handled at Indian ports. This underlines the importance of sustaining the growth and development of the major ports for their contribution to the Indian economy. With this objective in mind and also the adverse impact of economic down turn and rapid growth of minor ports on the traffic at the major ports it was felt that there was need to review the extant policies and suggest mid-term corrections, wherever necessary, in various policies governing the major ports, to sustain and improve the efficiency of the major ports.


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