- Sagarmala focuses on port-led development and optimizing logistics costs. - AAI was formed in 1995, not 1990. - Statement 1 accurately lists key objectives of the Sagarmala program.
Evaluate the statements : 1. Sagarmala Program is to reduce logistics cost for EXIM and domestic trade with minimal infrastructure investment. This includes: Reducing cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing modal mix, Improving export competitiveness by developing port proximate discrete manufacturing clusters, Optimizing time/cost of EXIM container movement. 2. Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 1st April 1990. AAI manages a total of 137 airports which include 24 International airports, 10 Custom airports and 103 Domestic airports. From the above mentioned statements which statement/statements is/are correct?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2024 · Topic: Tertiary Sector (Infrastructure Services: Transport, Logistics, Communication and their role in economic development)
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