<P> India has a coastline spanning 7516.6 kilometres, forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world . According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95 per cent of India's trading by volume and 70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport . It is serviced by 12 major ports, 200 notified minor and intermediate ports . The total 200 non-major ports are in the following States: - Maharashtra (48); Gujarat (42); Tamil Nadu (15); Karnataka (10); Kerala (17); Andhra Pradesh (12); Odisha (13); Goa (5); West Bengal (1); Daman and Diu (2); Lakshadweep (10); Pondicherry (2); and Andaman & Nicobar (23). </P> <P> Government of India plans to modernise these ports and has approved a project called Sagarmala . The ports and shipping industry in India plays a vital role in sustaining growth in the country's trade and commerce . The Indian Government has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of up to 100 per cent under the automatic route for port and harbour construction and maintenance projects . The government has also initiated National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP), an initiative to develop the maritime sector with a planned outlay of US $11.8 billion . </P>

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