21st Maritime State Development Council meets in Mumbai, its first since becoming a statutory body under the Indian Ports Act, 2025

13 October 2026

The 21st meeting of the Maritime State Development Council was held in Mumbai under Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. It was the first meeting since the Council became a statutory consultative body under the Indian Ports Act, 2025, which was notified on 15 May 2026; the Council was first constituted in 1997. The meeting resolved to implement One Nation One Port Process reforms at all ports and to integrate all ports with the Maritime Single Window (Sagar Setu) by March 2027. States and Union Territories were directed to notify subordinate rules under Section 77 of the Act within three months. Sonowal also launched a Ready Reckoner for implementing ONOP, and two credit risk insurance products for shipbuilders were announced.