Gadkari meets over 100 foreign maritime delegates; assures ease of business in India

New Delhi, Apr 16 (KNN) Union Minister of Shipping, Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari met 100 high-level foreign delegates and assured them of ease of doing business in India by highlighting various efforts that the government has taken to enhance bilateral economic cooperation in shipping, ports, railways, and trade & commerce.

Gadkari, on Friday, met about 100 high-level foreign delegates from Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, Madagascar, and Sudan at the maiden Maritime India Summit, 2016 in Mumbai.

The summit showcased various thematic sessions based on the government’s ambitious ‘Sagarmala’ project for port-led development.

Addressing the foreign delegates, Gadkari said, “Maritime development is high on the priority list of our Government as it has the potential of opening a new era of foreign investment in ship building, ship repair, ship breaking, inland water transportation, cruise shipping, and hinterland connectivity, to name a few.”