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After budget announcement, Centre to revise guidelines for coastal ferries

Coastal shipping is an important cog in the Centre's larger plan to meet its net-zero carbon emission targets

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The Centre will prepare a structured document, which will eliminate unnecessary delays, disagreements and facilitate the smooth and safe operation of the Ro-Ro/Ro-Pax ferry service, the ministry said

Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Feb 13 2023 | 9:38 PM IST

The ministry of ports, shipping, and waterways (MoPSW) has formed a high-level committee to rework the guidelines for operationalising Ro-Ro (roll-on roll-off) and Ro-Pax (passenger) ferry services along the country’s coast.

This comes after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a push for the sector in the 2023-24 Budget.

“Coastal shipping will be promoted as the energy-efficient and lower-cost mode of transport, both for passengers and freight, through the PPP (public-private partnership) mode with viability gap funding (VGF),” she had said.

MoPSW had released draft guidelines for these ferry services in June 2022, but could not finalise them due to revisions requested by stakeholders.

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Topics : Ro-Ro ferry service coastal shipping coastal security

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