IMPACT OF SAGARMALA PROJECT ON THE COUNTRY'S MARITIME TRADE

• Sagarmala is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) for port-led development, launched 2015.
• Built around 5 pillars: port modernization, port connectivity, port-led industrialization, coastal community development, and coastal shipping & inland water transport.
• Aspirants must know it as India's flagship maritime initiative — recurring theme in GS-III (infrastructure, economy) and GS-I (geography of ports).