First National Sagarmala Apex Committee meeting held
Q. First meeting of which apex committee was held under chairmanship of Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport & Highways on 5th October, 2015?- Published on 06 Oct 15a. National Sagarmanthan Apex Committee
b. National Sagarmala Apex Committee
c. National Sagarmala Apex Council
d. None of the above
ANSWER: National Sagarmala Apex Committee
The meeting was attended by Union Ministers from Ministries of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Railways; Rural Development; Civil Aviation; Petroleum & Natural Gas, Environment, Forests & Climate Change; and Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, besides Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Goa, and State Ministers/ Port Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nadu and chaired by Union Minister for transport, road and shipping.The National Sagarmala Apex Committee provides overall policy guidance and high level coordination, approves and reviews various aspects of planning and implementation of the National Perspective Plan. The project itself aims for port led development through focus on port modernisation and industrial development.
