“PM GatiShakti – Offshore” launched to strengthen integrated offshore planning and boost India’s Blue Economy

The Logistics Division, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, launched “PM GatiShakti – Offshore” during the commemorative event celebrating four years of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) in New Delhi. The event was chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr Piyush Goyal.

PM GatiShakti – Offshore is a pioneering initiative under the PM GatiShakti Programme, developed as a digital platform for the integrated planning and management of offshore development. The platform provides a unified geospatial interface that consolidates critical datasets from multiple government ministries and departments to enable data-driven decision-making for projects such as offshore wind farms, marine resource exploration, and coastal infrastructure development. It aims to strengthen India’s Blue Economy and support the nation’s transition toward green energy and sustainable coastal growth.

The platform embodies a Whole-of-Government approach by integrating datasets from key Ministries and Departments, including the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Power, and Department of Telecommunications. This seamless inter-ministerial integration facilitates holistic planning and efficient utilisation of India’s vast offshore potential.

The portal hosts an extensive repository of geospatial layers categorised under domains such as Energy and Resources, Environment and Ecology, Infrastructure and Logistics, and Oceanic and Hazard Data. These include detailed datasets on offshore wind, solar, tidal, wave, and ocean thermal energy potential; oil and gas fields and pipelines; bathymetry and sedimentary basins; coastal regulation zones; coral reefs, mangroves, and marine mammal areas; ports, airports, power infrastructure, and fish landing centres; along with oceanographic and hazard indicators such as surface currents, wave heights, and earthquake risk zones. Collectively, these layers provide planners, regulators and investors with critical insights for sustainable and technically sound decision-making, highlighted a release.

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