Think tank to advise DG Shipping on global best practises

NEW DELHI:To bring India's maritime administration on par with international standards, the government has constituted a think tank, which will advise the Directorate General of Shipping on how to adapt to best global practices and emerge as a dynamic organisation.

The 'Think Tank' headquartered in Mumbai, has been constituted by the orders of the Ministry of Shipping and would advise the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on new ideas for the development and improvement of the maritime sector, an official told PTI.

"The Think Tank will generate contemporaneous and futuristic ideas and innovative techniques for reforming the DGS, GoI in terms of international best practices," he said.

It will suggest system improvements and business processes re-engineering in the DGS as a public service delivery organisation, to enable it to meet, as the national maritime administration in India, the future aspirations and challenges of the maritime industry globally, and also effectively sub-serve interests of stakeholders as a dynamic, evolving, progressive, response and smart organisational entity, the official said quoting the notification.

The body comprising maritime experts drawn from nautical, maritime engineering, naval architecture and other disciplines has been mandated to meet once in every two to three months.

The Director General, Joint Director General, Nautical Advisor, Chief Surveyor and Chief Ship Surveyor of the DGS have been made internal members of the body.