समुद्रीय प्रशासन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Maritime Administration
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
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DGMA–IIT Bombay MoU Sets Course for Indias Maritime Dominance

Charting a bold new course for India's maritime ambitions, the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) and IIT Bombay have formalized a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen capacity building, policy implementation and innovation across the nation's shipbuilding ecosystem. Signed in the distinguished presence of Shri Sushil Khopde, IPS, Additional Director General of Maritime Administration, and Prof. Shrikrishna V. Kulkarni, Dean (R&D), IIT Bombay, with Shri Ravi Kumar Moka, Deputy Director General(Coastal), and Shri Nikhil Kumar, SS-cum-DDG (Tech). The MoU gives powerful expression to the Government of India's vision under Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047: To move India towards amongst the top 5 shipbuilding Nations The collaboration will unlock valuable pathways for support towards shipbuilding development scheme(SbDS), student internships, industry exposure and research collaboration, bringing policy, academia and industry into dynamic alignment. Set against the momentum of the upcoming Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme and Container Manufacturing Scheme, this alliance marks a decisive step towards a stronger shipbuilding ecosystem, a more resilient maritime economy and the larger national aspiration of a self-reliant, future-ready Viksit Bharat.