Chapter 12 · The Archive

Documents

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Sarbananda Sonowal at the head of a conference table, in front of a backdrop reading Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India
Fig. 12Chairing a meeting at the ministry, as the backdrop indicates.

Document archive

No.TitleDateSourceTypeLink
01Minister's profile — Shri Sarbananda SonowalCurrentMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysWeb pageView: Minister's profile (opens in a new tab)
02Minister's page and office contactCurrentMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysWeb pageView: Minister's page (opens in a new tab)
03Member biography — Lok Sabha (Dibrugarh)CurrentLok Sabha SecretariatWeb pageView: Lok Sabha biography (opens in a new tab)
04Annual Report 2025–262026Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · 23.6 MBDownload: Annual Report 2025–26 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
05Annual Report 2024–252025Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDFDownload: Annual Report 2024–25 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
06Index of ministry annual reportsCurrentMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysWeb pageView: annual reports index (opens in a new tab)
07The National Waterways Act, 201625 Mar 2016PRS Legislative ResearchPDF · ActDownload: National Waterways Act, 2016 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
08The Major Port Authorities Act, 202117 Feb 2021Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · ActDownload: Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
09The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 — Gazette of India11 Aug 2021Gazette of IndiaPDF · ActDownload: Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
10The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 — legislative history2024–2025PRS Legislative ResearchBill trackerView: Merchant Shipping Bill tracker (opens in a new tab)
11Foundation stones for four river lighthouses on the Brahmaputra, Guwahati5 Mar 2026Press Information BureauRelease · speechView: river lighthouses release (opens in a new tab)
12Opening of customs and immigration complexes at Bogibeel and Dhubri, Dibrugarh27 Feb 2026Press Information BureauRelease · speechView: Dibrugarh release (opens in a new tab)
13National Shipping Board's first ‘Sagar Samvad’, New Delhi25 Aug 2026Press Information BureauRelease · speechView: Sagar Samvad release (opens in a new tab)
14Major Ports cargo in FY 2025–265 Apr 2026Press Information BureauPress releaseView: cargo release (opens in a new tab)
15National Waterways: network, cargo and projects27 Apr 2026Press Information BureauPress releaseView: waterways release (opens in a new tab)
16Cabinet approves ₹69,725 crore package for shipbuilding and maritime finance24 Sep 2025Press Information BureauPress releaseView: shipbuilding release (opens in a new tab)
17Reassessed length of India's coastline — answer in Parliament4 Dec 2025Press Information BureauPress releaseView: coastline release (opens in a new tab)
18List of 111 National WaterwaysMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · listDownload: list of National Waterways (PDF, opens in a new tab)
19Inland Water Transport divisionCurrentMinistry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysWeb pageView: IWT division (opens in a new tab)
20All press releases of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysCurrentPress Information BureauListingView: PIB ministry listing (opens in a new tab)
21Maritime India Vision 2030Mar 2021Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · visionDownload: Maritime India Vision 2030 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
22Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047Oct 2023Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · 48 MBDownload: Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
23Harit Sagar — Green Port GuidelinesMay 2023Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPDF · guidelinesDownload: Harit Sagar guidelines (PDF, opens in a new tab)
24Portfolio change, Union Council of Ministers9 Nov 2014PIB — President's SecretariatCommuniquéView: 2014 communiqué (opens in a new tab)
25Allocation of portfolios, Union Council of Ministers7 Jul 2021PIB — President's SecretariatCommuniquéView: 2021 allocation (opens in a new tab)
26Allocation of portfolios, Union Council of Ministers10 Jun 2024PIB — President's SecretariatCommuniquéView: 2024 allocation (opens in a new tab)
27Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers10 Jun 2024Prime Minister's OfficePDF · listDownload: PMO portfolio list (PDF, opens in a new tab)
28Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India, (2005) 5 SCC 66512 Jul 2005Supreme Court of India, via Indian KanoonJudgmentView: 2005 judgment (opens in a new tab)
29Sarbananda Sonowal (II) v. Union of India, (2007) 1 SCC 1745 Dec 2006Supreme Court of India, via Indian KanoonJudgmentView: 2006 judgment (opens in a new tab)

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