First Meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee on Oct 5

The first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) will be held on 5th October, 2015 in New Delhi. The meeting will be chaired by Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari. The members of the NSAC include Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, Union Cabinet Ministers of Finance; Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Urban Development; Railways; Agriculture; Rural Development; Civil Aviation; Skill Development & Entrepreneurship; Environment, Forests & Climate Change; Commerce and Industry; Tourism. Secretary, Shipping is Member Convener.

The broad agenda of meeting includes discussions on constitution and scope of NSAC, Concept of Sagarmala and decisions of Government of India relating to Sagarmala, action taken on setting up of Sagarmala Institutional Mechanism, engagement with Maritime States & Line Ministries, progress on the elements of Sagarmala Programme, identification and implementation of projects, critical role of State Governments in project identification & implementation, role of Ministries in project identification & implementation.

The prime objective of the Sagarmala project is to promote port-led direct and indirect development and to provide infrastructure to transport goods to and from ports quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. The project aims at (i) Supporting and enabling Port-led Development through appropriate policy and institutional interventions and providing for an institutional framework for ensuring inter-agency and Ministries/Departments/States’ collaboration for integrated development, (ii) Port Infrastructure Enhancement, including modernization and setting up of new ports, and (iii) Efficient Evacuation to and from hinterland. 

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Minister Nitin Gadkari Releases Book - ‘Assorted Thoughts on Project Management’

Minister Nitin Gadkari Releases Book - ‘Assorted Thoughts on Project Management’

• The book authored by National President of Project Management Associates (PMA) Mr Adesh Jain dwells on various key aspects of project management

New Delhi, Dec 1​6, 2014: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari released a book on project management, authored by renowned subject scholar Mr Adesh Jain, that provides valuable insights into the subject, taking cue from which will help project managers across sectors to plan their work effectively.


The book, titled ‘Assorted Thoughts on Project Management’, is a compilation of the author’s thoughts and critical experiences which he has gained over the years while dealing with the subject.


“For any project to get successful, it is important that the nitty gritties are discussed, contemplated and solutions found beforehand so that the projects complete in a time-bound matter and projects remain economically viable. In India, projects are stalled mainly because there is no planning involved and everything moves in a very haphazard manner,” says Mr Jain.


The book is divided into two parts, first part of which deals with various important aspects of project management such as Goals-Strategies-Projects, Decision v/s integration, universal project management processes and New encounters, new experiences, among others.


The second part of the book takes into account assorted articles on varying subjects of project management, including Nucleus of a task -the master key to project management, Human network management, Transparency yields trust, Discovering new horizons in project management.


The book released during the three day Global Symposium on Project Management in the national capital.

Mr Jain, the National President of Project Management Associates (PMA), was also conferred during the symposium the Lifetime Achievement Award by Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy in recognition of his efforts to create a project-oriented India.

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