New Delhi, April 1 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will move the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill aims to promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation.

The bill will be moved to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping to encourage the trade and ensure that the country is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by its citizen for its national security and commercial needs.

Additionally, Congress's Shashi Tharoor and BJP's Mitesh Patel Bakabhai are also set to present sixth report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs on the topic of 'Indian Diaspora Overseas including NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and Migrant Workers'...