20.08.2026: Governor inaugurates the 63rd National Maritime Day celebrations at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai

20.08.2026: Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the 63rd National Maritime Day celebrations at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai. The programme was organised by the Central Committee of the National Maritime Day Celebrations Committee. The Governor highlighted India’s growing maritime strength and emphasised seafarer safety, welfare, skill development and maritime security. He called for closer collaboration between Maritime Training Institutes and Maharashtra’s 29 state universities to create new opportunities for youth. “Viksit Bharat is possible when we have a Viksit Maritime Sector,” the Governor remarked. Director General of Maritime Administration and Chairman of the National Maritime Day Celebrations Central Committee Shyam Jagannathan, Additional DG Sunil Khopde, DDG Pravin Patil, DDG Dr Sudhir Kohakade and members of the NMDC Central Committee, representatives of seafarers’ unions and members of the maritime fraternity were present.