Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- India's maritime sector is set to attract trillions of investments and create more than one crore new jobs by 2047, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said while speaking at the India Maritime Week 2025. "The maritime sector is poised to attract Rs 8 trillion of investment in trade, and 1.5 crore new jobs by 2047," he stated, adding that India's economic progress is closely tied to its maritime strength.

Puri said that India's maritime journey is entering a phase of rapid growth, anchored in trade, innovation, and global partnerships.

Highlighting the growing scale of India's infrastructure, the minister shared that he met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently, who confirme...