Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Meets CM Subhendu Adhikari in Kolkata, Discusses ₹19,209 Crore Maritime Growth Agenda for West Bengal

• Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal met the West Bengal CM in Kolkata (4 June 2026) to pitch a ₹19,209 crore maritime investment pipeline for WB by 2031.
• Anchors WB as Eastern India's maritime, logistics & shipbuilding hub under Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision (MAKV) 2047.
• Targets 62,500 maritime-sector jobs in WB by 2031; Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) Kolkata throughput reported at 70.87 MMTPA.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (infrastructure, ports, logistics) + GS-II (Centre–State cooperative federalism).