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Consider the following statements regarding India first mega greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi as detailed by the Ministry on 13 May 2026:\n1. The shipyard will have a planned annual capacity of 1 million gross tonnage.\n2. The tripartite MoU was signed by HD Korea Shipbuilding, NSHIP-TN and Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited.\n3. The project is expected to generate around 15,000 direct jobs once operations stabilise.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?

Correct answer: (C) 2 and 3 only.

India's first Mega Greenfield Shipyard at Thoothukudi is planned for 25 lakh Gross Tonnage annual capacity under a tripartite MoU among HD KSOE, NSHIP-TN and SMFCL, with about 15,000 direct jobs expected once operations stabilise.

  1. (A)

    1 and 2 only

  2. (B)

    1 and 3 only

  3. (C)

    2 and 3 only

  4. (D)

    1, 2 and 3

Explanation

The answer turns on the capacity figure and the parties to the MoU. The PIB brief says the Thoothukudi project is India's first Mega Greenfield Shipyard and that the MoU supports joint development, financing, construction and operation of a world-class shipyard there. Its envisaged annual capacity is 2.5 Million Gross Tonnage, or 25 lakh GT, so statement 1 understates the capacity and is wrong. Statement 2 is right because the MoU was signed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (HD KSOE), National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park, Tamil Nadu Limited (NSHIP-TN), and Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL). Statement 3 is also right because the project is expected to generate approximately 15,000 direct jobs after operations stabilise.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) A includes statement 1, but the planned annual capacity is 25 lakh Gross Tonnage, not 10 lakh Gross Tonnage.
  • (B) B keeps statement 1 and drops statement 2, although the cited MoU parties are HD KSOE, NSHIP-TN and SMFCL.
  • (D) D treats all three statements as correct, but statement 1 gives the wrong capacity figure.

Concept

This tests infrastructure-led industrial development in the Indian Economy syllabus, especially maritime capacity creation through public-sector and international partnerships. Such facts recur in RAS because they link current government initiatives with employment, logistics and manufacturing capacity.

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