The western state of Gujarat and Maharashtra had the highest number of non-major ports in India, with each having 48 non-major ports in 2023. This was followed by the Andaman and Nicobar islands with 24 non-major ports. In all there were 217 non-major ports across the country.
Number of non-major ports in India in financial year 2023, by state and union territory
Note: India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.
Major ports are under the union list while the non-major ports are under the concurrent list of the constitution of India. Therefore, major ports are under the administrative control of government of India while the non-major ports are governed by the respective maritime state governments.
Number of non-major ports includes working, non-working and captive ports
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