Consider the following statements with reference to the Sagarmala Programme of the Government of India :
I. The Sagarmala Programme seeks to achieve port-led economic growth through cost-effective and sustainable coastal infrastructure.
II. The success of the Sagarmala Programme is reflected in significant growth in coastal and inland waterway shipping, along with improved global port rankings.
III. Sagarmala 2.0 aims to position India as a global maritime innovation hub aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047 visions.
Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct ?
1. Statement II validates the effectiveness of the strategies envisioned in statement I.
2. Statement III extends the objectives of statement I by embedding them into a future-oriented innovation framework.
3. Statement I contradicts statement III by focusing only on traditional infrastructure instead of modern innovation.

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Accepted Answer

1 and 2. The Sagarmala Programme launched in 2015 aims at port-led economic development through modernization, new port development, port connectivity, and coastal community development — Statement I is correct. Statement II reflects measurable outcomes (growth in coastal/inland shipping, improved port rankings) that empirically validate Sagarmala's strategy, so relationship 1 is correct. Sagarmala 2.0 indeed extends the original vision by embedding it into the broader Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047 framework with a focus on maritime innovation, so relationship 2 is correct. Relationship 3 is incorrect because Statement I (cost-effective sustainable infrastructure for port-led growth) does not contradict Statement III; rather, the two are complementary — Sagarmala 2.0 builds upon and extends Sagarmala 1.0 rather than being contradicted by it.

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