Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday has announced that his government will rename the "Ministry of Shipping" to "Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways". PM has announced was made after Modi inaugurated Ropax ferry services between Surat and Saurashtra in Gujarat to reduce the distance between Surat and Saurashtra from 317 km (by road) to just 60 kilometres, through video conferencing. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani were present in the event.

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"The name of Ministry of Shipping is being changed to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during inauguration. An official announcement is yet to happen. The Modi government has already changed the name of Ministry of Human Resource and Development to the Ministry of Education under the New Education Policy 2020. The name change decision is a part of the government's efforts to transform the ports and create world-class Inland Water Transport. "The Ministry of Shipping encompasses within its fold shipping and ports sectors which include Shipbuilding and Ship-repair, Major Ports, National Waterways, and Inland Water Transport," the ministry writes in a blog published on its official website. 

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"The capacity of the ports in terms of their berths and cargo handling equipment needs to be vastly improved to cater to the growing requirements of the overseas trade. The shipping industry needs to be enabled to carry higher shares of the sea-borne trade in indigenous bottoms". 

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