Consider the following statements about the seaports in India: 1. There are 4 major and 25 minor seaports in India. 2. The major ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. 3. The minor ports are under the

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Q: 117 (CAPF/2022)
Consider the following statements about the seaports in India:
1. There are 4 major and 25 minor seaports in India.
2. The major ports are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
3. The minor ports are under the jurisdiction of the respective State Maritime Board/State Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CAPF

stats: 

0,40,34,16,5,13,40

The correct answer is option 4: 2 and 3 only.

Looking into each statement provides clarity:

Statement 1 is incorrect because there are actually 13 major and around 200 notified minor and intermediate ports in India. These minor and intermediate ports are distributed across nine maritime states and union territories.

Statement 2 is correct. The major ports in India are indeed under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. This ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing policies and programmes on shipping, ports, etc.

Statement 3 is also correct. Minor ports in India are regulated and administered by the respective State Maritime Board or the State Government.

So, only statements 2 and 3 are correct which means option 4 is the accurate answer.