New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The 21st Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) meeting concluded in Mumbai with the adoption of targets under Maritime India Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, along with a March 2027 deadline for implementing key port reforms across the country.

The meeting, chaired by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, brought together ministers from coastal states, administrators of Union Territories, senior officials of State Maritime Boards, chairpersons of major ports and representatives of central ministries and maritime institutions.

This was the first MSDC meeting after the Council was recognised as a statutory consultative body under the Indian Ports Act, 2025, notified ...