New framework for coastal economic zones to be out soon: Shipping ministry

The majority of maritime projects, which are a mix of port modernisation, capacity enhancement, cruise terminals, port connectivity and coastal shipping, would be executed in the next five years

The Union government is drafting an institutional framework for the execution of coastal economic zones (CEZs) in consultation with states and will soon finalise it.

“The government is taking inputs from various stakeholders like state governments and central line ministries based on which an institutional framework for CEZs will be finalised,” the shipping ministry said in a reply to queries under the Right to Information Act.

The proposal for developing a prototype CEZ has been taken up by the central government. CEZs are an initiative of the ministry of shipping. “The proposal still is in the initial stage, and issues like challenges