Centre to set up Coastal Economic Zones

Dec 05, 2016: The National Perspective plan of the Sagarmala Programme has identified two maritime clusters for development, one in Tamil Nadu and other in Gujarat. Fourteen Coastal Economic Zones (CEZ) have been identified along the coastline of the country in the National Perspective Plan of the Sagarmala Programme. These CEZs are aimed at promoting development of port-proximate industrial clusters, encourage port-led development, reduction of logistics cost and time for movement of EXIM and domestic cargo and enhance the global competitiveness of Indian manufacturing sector. This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh L Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

The details of the CEZs identified under Sagarmala Programmeare as under:-