Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.9 Transport and communication

4.9.3 Ports of India: major ports and Sagarmala

India has 12 major ports under the Centre and many non-major ports under the States, together handling about 95 per cent of foreign trade by volume, and Sagarmala aims to make port-led development a national priority.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • major ports
  • Kandla
  • Deendayal Port
  • JNPT
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Kamarajar
  • Haldia
  • Sagarmala
  • Vadhavan
  • Vizhinjam
  • Mundra

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