{"id":30390,"date":"2024-10-04T20:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=30390"},"modified":"2024-10-04T20:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:44:28","slug":"five-year-cruise-bharat-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/04-10-2024\/five-year-cruise-bharat-mission","title":{"rendered":"Five-Year Cruise Bharat Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus:GS3\/ Infrastructure and Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping &amp; Waterways, launched the five-year Cruise Bharat Mission from Mumbai port.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The mission aims<\/strong> to excel India&#8217;s vision to become a global hub for cruise tourism and promote the country as the leading global cruise destination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It includes <\/strong>increasing sea cruise passengers from <strong>0.5 million in Phase 1 to 1 million<\/strong> and river cruise passengers from<strong> 0.5 million in Phase 1 to 1.5 million<\/strong> by Phase 3.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also includes developing 10 Sea Cruise Terminals, 100 River Cruise Terminals, and five Marinas under the mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implementation Phases of Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The implementation of the Mission is spread across three phases, running from<strong> 1 October 2024, to 31 March 2029:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phase 1:<\/strong> Focuses on research activities, master planning, and building cruise alliances with neighboring nations along with work on modernizing existing cruise ports, marinas, and destinations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 2: <\/strong>Aims to develop additional marinas, cruise terminals, and destinations to engage high-potential cruise circuits and sites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 3:<\/strong> Continues expanding cruise terminals, marinas, and destinations, while integrating all cruise circuits across the Indian Subcontinent to signify the ecosystem&#8217;s maturity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Three Segments of Cruise Tourism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ocean &amp; Harbour Cruise:<\/strong> Includes ocean cruises, coastal and deep-sea excursions, as well as sailing and yachting trips from various harbors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>River &amp; Inland Cruise:<\/strong> Focuses on river and inland cruises, exploring canals, backwaters, creeks, and lakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Island Cruise:<\/strong> Offers live-aboard excursions, boutique cruises to lesser-known locations, lighthouse tours, and inter-island cruises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of the Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Promotion of Tourism:<\/strong> The mission will transform India&#8217;s maritime landscape and harness the potential of vast coastline and waterways through cruise tourism.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Growth and Employment Generation:<\/strong> It aims to boost cruise tourism in India to<strong> 1 million <\/strong>passengers and create<strong> 400,000 jobs by 2029.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Sustainability: <\/strong>The mission also aims to develop eco-friendly tourism infrastructure by promoting cruises in rivers and coastal areas.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/economy\/news\/cruise-bharat-mission-centre-aims-1-million-sea-cruise-passengers-by-2029-124093001095_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping &#038; 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