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Govt Plans ₹1 Lakh Crore PPP Port Projects Over Next Four Years.                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has unveiled plans to offer 30 major port projects worth nearly ₹1,00,000 crore to private investors under the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model over the next four years, extending to 2030. This is in addition to around ₹20,000 crore worth of port projects already in various stages of tendering. According to ministry officials, the PPP model will be employed for the mechanisation, augmentation, reconstruction, and upgradation of berths at state-owned ports to improve efficiency and trade capacity. Key projects include the mechanisation of berths at Paradip Port (₹2,982–₹2,631 crore), reconstruction and mechanisation at Netaji Subhas Dock, Kolkata (₹7,699 crore), Bulk Terminals at Kamarajar Port (₹500 crore), and development of berths at Chennai (₹221 crore) and Mormugao Port (₹200 crore). Officials emphasise that this robust pipeline signals a strong push to modernise India’s port infrastructure and attract private investment, enhancing the country’s global trade competitiveness.