# Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is the Indian ministry responsible for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ports, shipping and waterways. The minister is Sarbananda Sonowal.

## History

In 1999, the Ministry of Surface Transport was re-organized into two departments, namely the Department of Shipping and the Department of Road Transport and Highways.
In 2000, the Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated into two Ministries namely the Ministry of Surface Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Shipping.
In 2004, The Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport were again merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. There are two Department viz. Department of Shipping and Department of Road Transport & Highways.
In 2009, The Ministry of Shipping was again formed by bifurcating the Ministry Of Shipping, Road Transport, and Highways
Further, in 2020 the Ministry of Shipping was renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

## Organization of Ministry
### Subordinate/Attached Offices

* Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai
* Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works, Port Blair
* Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships

### Autonomous Bodies

* Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority
* Paradip Port Authority
* Visakhapatnam Port Authority
* Chennai Port Authority
* V.O.Chidambarnar Port Authority
* Cochin Port Authority
* New Mangalore Port Authority
* Mormugao Port Authority
* Mumbai Port Authority
* Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
* Deendayal Port Authority
* Seamen's provident fund Organisation
* Dock Labour Board Kolkata
* Inland Waterways Authority of India
* Tariff Authority for Major Ports

### Educational Institutions

* Indian Maritime University - the university has six campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai Port, Navi Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam.

### Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)

* Shipping Corporation of India, Mumbai
* Cochin Shipyard Limited, Cochin
* Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited
* Hooghly Dock & Ports Engineers Limited.
* Sagarmala Development Company Limited
* Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited
* India Ports Global Limited
* Sethusamudram Corporation Limited

### Societies/Association

* Indian Ports Association
* Seafares Welfare Fund Society

## Cabinet Ministers

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Shipping (2000–2004) ||||||||||
| | | Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 7 November 2000 | 1 September 2001 | 298 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Ved Prakash Goyal (1926–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | 1 year, 150 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Shatrughan Sinha (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | K. Chandrashekar Rao (born 1954) MP for Karimnagar | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | 2 days | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | T. R. Baalu (born 1941) MP for Chennai South | 25 May 2004 | 2 September 2004 | 100 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| Merged with Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. ||||||||||
| Minister of Shipping (2009–2020) ||||||||||
| | | G. K. Vasan (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 28 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 4 years, 363 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (Minister of State, I/C) | 31 May 2019 | 10 November 2020 | 1 year, 163 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (2020–present) ||||||||||
| | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (Minister of State, I/C) | 10 November 2020 | 7 July 2021 | 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Sarbananda Sonowal (born 1962) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Shipping ||||||||||
| | | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 1939) MP for Madhubani | 7 November 2000 | 2 November 2001 | 360 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Shripad Naik (born 1952) MP for Panaji | 2 November 2001 | 14 May 2002 | 193 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Su. Thirunavukkarasar (born 1949) MP for Pudukkottai | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 212 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Dilipkumar Gandhi (1951–2021) MP for Ahmednagar | 29 January 2003 | 15 March 2004 | 1 year, 46 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Shipping ||||||||||
| | | Mukul Roy (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal | 28 May 2009 | 20 March 2012 | 2 years, 297 days | All India Trinamool Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Milind Deora (born 1976) MP for Mumbai South | 31 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 207 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Krishan Pal Gurjar (born 1957) MP for Faridabad | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Pon Radhakrishnan (born 1952) MP for Kanniyakumari | 9 November 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 4 years, 202 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways ||||||||||
| | | Shripad Naik (born 1952) MP for North Goa | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) MP for Bangaon | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 3 years, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) MP for Bangaon | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 3 years, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |