India is planning on upgrading its port infrastructure for Rs 2 lakh crore, as many as 298 projects, including road and rail connectivity to ports, have been identified under the plan. As per reports, the Empowered Group of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has identified critical infrastructure gaps in port connectivity that would be taken on a priority basis and their implementation would be reviewed monthly. The priority is to complete this project on a fast track basis. This project includes 13 major and over 63 non major ports, 11 multimodal terminal and river ports. The Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Paradip port are the highly prioritised ports as they will receive most projects in connectivity plans.