FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Indian government has approved financial assistance of ₹13 crore (about US$1.4 million) for establishing a Seafarers’ Welfare Centre at Mormugao Port in Goa, aimed at strengthening welfare facilities for seafarers. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes of the approval in response to his requests for improvements to maritime infrastructure, education and seafarer welfare in the state. RelatedNews India and Liberia launch maritime group focused on shipping and seafarer safety Attack on MV Cape Dao sparks calls for stronger protection of Indian crews var jnews_module_21383027_0_6aba3420cb7c5 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21383027","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3838,163,467","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_