Major and Minor Ports in India

Major and Minor Ports in India

Major and minor ports of India are very important for UPSC CSE. Besides, it is also important for other competitive examination and if done properly, it is one of the doable sections in geography, without putting much efforts.

Ports sector in India is driven by high growth in external trade. In FY22, there was an increase of 14% cargo traffic handled by India’s major ports as compared to last year.

 

Major and Minor Ports in India: Indian port industry

• According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95% of India’s trading by volume and 70% by value is done through maritime transport.
• India has 13 major ports and more than 200 notified minor and intermediate ports.
• The Union Government has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to 100% under the automatic route for port and harbour construction and maintenance projects.
• Government has also facilitated a 10-year tax holiday to enterprises that develop, maintain and operate ports, inland waterways and inland ports.

 

 

Difference between major and minor ports

Major port	Minor port
Managed by Union ministry of shipping	Managed by state government
Handles international trade	Handles coastal and fishing trade
Traffic more than 10 lakh	Traffic less than 10 lakh

 

 

Major ports in India

Port	State	Important points
Kolkata Port	West Bengal	Also called Shyama Prasad Mukherjee port. Only riverine major port in India.
Paradip port	Odisha	First major port on east coast of India.
New Mangalore Port	Karnataka	Exports iron ore.
Vishakhapatnam Port	Andhra Pradesh	India’s deepest landlocked port. It handles crude oil and petroleum products.
Jawaharlal Nehru port	Maharashtra	Largest container port in India. Best global port in India.
Mumbai Port	Maharashtra	Oldest and biggest port in India. Handles maximum traffic in India.
Kandla port	Gujarat	Tidal port and free trade zone. Handles edible oil, crude oil, salt, cotton, food grains.
Kochi port	Kerala	It is called natural gateway. It is also a natural harbour of India. Handles tea, coffee and spices.
Chennai port	Tamil Nadu	Largest port in eastern coast of India. It is also the second largest port of India.
Tuticorin port	Tamil Nadu	It was renamed as V.O.Chidambaranar port.
Ennore port	Tamil Nadu	First corporate port in India.
Port Blair port	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Youngest major port of India.
Mormugao port	Goa	Lead in exporting iron ore from India.

 

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