DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 1 MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS GOVT. OF INDIA UPDATED ON 15th July 2026 DIRECTORY OF DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (DGMA)
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DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................................................................5 2. Director General of Maritime Administration [ SECRETARIAT] ......................................................................................................................................................6 3. SEEED - Strategic Engagement, Evaluation and Execution for Directorate General of Maritime Administration, Government of India ............................................. 12 4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL & ADDL. DG’S Office ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 7. COORDINATION BRANCH ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 8. CREW BRANCH ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES (MES) WING.......................................................................................................................................... 57 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH..................................................................................................................................... 75 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH ........................................................................................................................................................................... 81 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 87 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH ................................................................................................................................................................................. 103 14. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR (MTO) BRANCH ...................................................................................................................................................... 111 15. MARITIME TRAINING TRUST............................................................................................................................................................................................... 113 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING ............................................................................................................................................................................ 115 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING ................................................................................................................................................... 137 18. NMDC CELL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 147 19. राजभाषा अनुभाग ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 148 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 4 21. RTI CELL .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 157 22. SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH .................................................................................................................................................................................. 158 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 162 24. STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 173 25. VIGILANCE BRANCH......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 177
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 5 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS Director general of Maritime Administration dg- dgs@gov.in 022- 25752005 / 25752010 Extn. 201 +91-9435119100 • Apex administrative interface and statutory authority under Merchant Shipping Act 2025 with the responsibility to protect and further the Nation's maritime interest under administrative control of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways • Welfare, safety and security of over Indian Seafarers at all time • Safeguard the marine environment and prevent marine pollution • Regulate the registration, survey and operational aspects of all seafaring vessels including their architecture and certification • Regulate the training eco system of the Maritime training platforms of over 170 pre-sea and post sea institutions all over the nation • International cooperation on the maritime front • Participation in global multilateral forums of the International Maritime Organisation, London, UK, ILO Geneve to ensure compliance to the conventions internationally acceded to by India • Multimodal logistics and transport supervision, ensure economic and safe transit and transhipments of cargo etc at major and non- major ports • Port navigational safety and port security and Safety and vessel safety in coordination with the Port Authority and the authorities addressing the security mandate • Navigational standards for commercial sea faring vessels. • Ship Building, manufacturing merchant & repairs for ship, shipyards • Port state, Flag state inspection for vessels • Ship Recycling and compliances to Hong Kong Convention • Coordinate with Sate Government and Maritime Administration 1. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SHIPPING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 6 2. Director General of Maritime Administration [ SECRETARIAT] Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri P.L. Muthu Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration Official 1, DGMA Secretariat muthu.pl@gov.in 022-65860065 Extn. 265 +91-9029623894 Supervision and control of the officials in dgma Secretariat 2 Shri Kuldeep Singh Official 2, DGMA Secretariat singh.kuldeep53@gov.in 022-65860094 Extn. 294 +91-7415603132 Procurement plan, all financial aspects, Travel Desk Management and protocol in dgma Secretariat and support for all confidential matters 3 Shri Ritesh Jadhav Official 3, DGMA Secretariat rjadhav-dgs@gov.in 022-65860082 Extn. 282 +91-9920637128 E-mail follow-up, coordination for meetings, agendas, schedule coordination and support for any additional work assigned. 2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 7 4 Shri Krishnakant Sharma Official 4, DGMA Secretariat ksharma.dgs@gov.in +91-7727851106 Overall, in-charge of Delhi Liaison office of dgma Secretariat and coordination under specific instruction with MoPSW and other Ministries of Govt. of India, Consulates, Embassies. Upkeep administration of Delhi Liaison office. 5 Shri. Gourav D Kandalgaonk ar Executive Assistant 1 Executiveassist1- dgs@gov.in 022-25752005 Extn. 202 +91-9868940488 Schedule for dgma and all aspects relating to Agenda follow-up for all branches /wings. Division under direct instruction by Director general of Maritime Administration and support in confidential matters and handling Phone calls / E-mail 6 Shri Navneet Mishra Executive Assistant 2 Executiveassist2- dgs@gov.in 022-25752010 Extn. 202 +91-8451060504 Schedule for dgma and all aspects relating to Agenda follow-up for all branches /wings. Division under direct instruction by Director general of Maritime Administration and support in confidential matters and handling Phone calls / E-mail 7 Shri Manas Kumar Executive Assistant 3 Executiveassistant3- dgs@gov.in +91-7319973200 Schedule for dgma and all aspects relating to Agenda follow-up for all branches /wings. Division under direct instruction by Director general of Maritime Administration and support in confidential matters and handling Phone calls / E-mail 2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 8 8 Shri Shubham More Office Assistant 01 OA1- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-8169801465 Support Executive Assistant 1& 2 for matters relating to (i) Administration Branch (ii) Coordination Branch (iii) NMDC Branch (iv) Official Language Branch and any specific work assigned by officials 1/2/3 and EA 1 / 2 9 Shri Kuldev Jaiswal Office Assistant 02 OA2- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-8070855551 Support Executive Assistant 1& 2 for matters relating to (i) IT & E- Governance (ii) Personnel Branch (iii) Merchant Shipping Law Branch (iv) International Cooperation Branch (v) FAAPP Branch and any specific work assigned by officials 1/2/3 and EA 1 / 2 10 Shri Sarvesh Jangam Office Assistant 03 OA3- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-8433598791 Support Executive Assistant 1& 2 for matters relating to (i) Naval Architecture Wing (ii) Engineering Wing (iii) Nautical Wing (iv) Coastal Branch (v) Shipping Development and any specific work assigned by officials 1/2/3 and EA 1 / 2 2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 9 11 Shri Sumit Jadhav Office Assistant 04 OA4- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-7900186598 Support Executive Assistant 1& 2 for matters relating to (i) Crew Branch (ii) Training Branch (iii) MTO Branch and any specific work assigned by officials 1/2/3 and EA 1 / 2 12 Shri Keshav Raj Thapa OA-1 Liaison Delhi Office -1 dlo.dgs01@govcontracto r.nic.in +91-9876139997 Support Shri Krishnakant Sharma as Delhi Liaison office lead and support EA 1/2 and Officials 1/2/3 for matters related to (i) Administration Branch (ii) Coordination Branch (iii) NMDC Branch (iv) Official Language Branch 13 Shri Mohd Faijal Khan OA-2 Liaison Delhi Office -2 dlo.dgs02@govcontracto r.nic.in +91-9717208766 Support Shri Krishnakant Sharma as Delhi Liaison office lead and support EA 1/2 and Officials 1/2/3 for matters related to (i) IT & E- Governance (ii) Personnel Branch (iii) Merchant Shipping Law Branch (iv) International Cooperation Branch (v) FAAPP Branch 14 Shri Pushpendra Singh OA-3 Liaison Delhi Office -3 dlo.dgs03@govcontracto r.nic.in +91-7982082168 Support Shri Krishnakant Sharma as Delhi Liaison office lead and support EA 1/2 and Officials 1/2/3 for matters related to (i) Naval Architecture Wing (ii) Engineering Wing (iii) Nautical Wing (iv) Coastal Branch (v) Shipping Development 2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 10 (vi) Crew Branch (vii) Training Branch (viii) MTO Branch 15 Shri Anas Khan Office Support Assistant 1 OSA1- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-9930787151 To address all protocol related work at dgma office chamber and follow-up on specific instruction from EA 1 / 2 and Officials 1/2/3 16 Shri Yash Dinesh Waghela Office Support Assistant 2 OSA2- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in +91-9967358039 To address all protocol related work at dgma office chamber and follow-up on specific instruction from EA 1 / 2 and Officials 1/2/3 17 Shri Aditya Akaram Devkule Office Support Assistant 3 OSA3- dgsecretariate@govcont ractor.nic.in + 91 7499858246 To address all protocol related work at dgma office chamber and follow-up on specific instruction from EA 1 / 2 and Officials 1/2/3 2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT2. OFFICE OF THE DGMA AND DGMA’S SECRETARIAT
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DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 12 3. SEEED - Strategic Engagement, Evaluation and Execution for Directorate General of Maritime Administration, Government of India SEEED is a Strategic Advisory Unit attached to the Office of the Director general of Maritime Administration, functioning as a knowledge and coordination hub for strategic transformation. SEEED catalyses operational efficiency, regulatory responsiveness, and future readiness within dgma in alignment with national maritime governance priorities. The team comprises professionals from NIRF Top 30 management institutions and reputed global institutes, bringing analytical depth, strategic orientation, and administrative expertise to support evidence-based policy innovation and maritime sector transformation. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Sankalp Abhishek Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED), Project Manager Consultant (PMC) seeed.pmc-dgs@gov.in 022-65860120 Extn. 320 +91-8085135305 DGMA – Office and SEEED (overall Coordination) 2 Ankush Raj Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 1 seeed1- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860121 Extn. 321 +91- 7742647887 Aspects related to Shipping Development 3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EXECUTION FOR DG SHIPPING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 13 3 Shubham Kadam Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 2 seeed2- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860122 Extn. 322 +91-8087876635 Strategic Support (SEEED Resource) for Addl. DG at DG Shipping, Administration Branch and Coordination Branch - 1 4 Devarshi Datta Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 3 seeed3- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860123 Extn. 323 +91-9692665668 Engineering Wing 1 5 Shriya Khelurkar Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 4 seeed4- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860124 Extn. 324 +91-9898436949 National Shipping Board (NSB) / Nautical Wing - 2 3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EXECUTION FOR DG
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 14 6 Akshay S Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 5 seeed5- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860125 Extn. 325 +91-8714348044 Naval Architecture- Shipbuilding Cell 7 Pranit Chute Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 6 seeed6- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860126 Extn. 326 +91-7083828710 Training Branch 1 8 Shailans Shah Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 7 seeed7- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860127 Extn. 327 +91-9818988361 Crew Branch 1 9 Mehar Kalra Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 8 seeed8- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860128 Extn. 328 +91-9979290928 Casualty + Nautical Wing 2 3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EXECUTION FOR D
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 15 10 Karan Gandhi Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 9 seeed9- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860129 Extn. 329 +91-7875445412 Engineering Wing 2 + International Cooperation + FAAPP Branch 11 Jay Dohare Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 10 seeed10- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860130 Extn. 330 +91-9354024227 Personnel Branch 12 Aneena Rose Innocent Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 11 seeed11- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860131 Extn. 331 +91-9447188277 Coastal Shipping Branch 13 Aishwarya Malve Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 12 seeed12- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860132 Extn. 332 +91-7507259444 Crew Branch 2 3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EX
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 16 14 Akaash Sivakumar Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 13 seeed13- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860133 Extn. 333 +91-7506419785 Training Branch 2 15 Bhanu Pratap Singh Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 14 seeed14- dgs@govconsultant.nic.i n 022-65860134 Extn. 334 +91-9897788467 IT & E-Governance 3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EXECUTION FOR DG SHIPPING3. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND EX
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 17 4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL & ADDL. DG’S Office Sr. No. Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Sushil Khopde, IPS Additional Director general of Maritime Administration addldg-dgs@gov.in 022- 65860006 Extn. - 206 • Head of Administration Wing • Administration of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Rules framed there under to the extent powers of Central Govt. and Directorate General of Maritime Administration are delegated to Joint Director General. • Measures to ensure safety of life and ships at sea, coordination with various agencies. • Evolution of policies for development of Indian Shipping. • Matters related to International Conventions relating to Merchant Shipping. • Provision of facilities for training of officers and ratings of the Merchant navy. • Regulation of Employment of Seamen and Welfare of Seamen. • Administration of Directorate General of Maritime Administration Headquarters and Allied offices 4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL & ADDL. DG’S OFFICE
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 18 2 Shri Sanjay Mourya PS to Addl. dgma sanjay.m96@gov.in 022- 65860007 Extn. - 207 +91-8859988544 Provides secretarial and administrative support to the Additional DG of Shipping, ensuring smooth coordination, communication and timely disposal of official work. Manages confidential correspondence, schedules and liaison with stakeholders. 3 Shri Nandu Mahadev Bhagat Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 022- 65860008 Extn. - 208 +91-8286746482 Attached with Addl DG’s Office 4 Mr. Shubham Kadam Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 2 seeed2- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 022- 65860122 Extn. 322 +91-8087876635 Provide technical support to the office of Addl. DG. Assisting in data collation, analytics, and insight generation to support policy formulation and operational planning. Preparing technical reports, internal briefs, and high- level presentations for decision-makers and inter- departmental coordination. 4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL & ADDL. DG’S OFFICE
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 19 5 Shri Pranav Anant Holam Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) +91- 7391971826 Attached with Additional DG’s Office 6 Shri Austin Kounder Data Entry Operator +91-9967988943 Attached with Additional DG’s Office 4. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL & ADDL. DG’S OFFICE
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 20 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH Deals with the upkeep, maintenance and repairs of the building, office equipment, staff cars, communication systems and fixtures, purchase, supply and accounting of stores, stationery, settlement of construction bills, supply of uniform to staff, disposal of unserviceable stores, maintenance of records, etc. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Dr. Sudhir S. Kohakade, IRS Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration sudhir.kohakade@gov.in 022- 25752012 Head of Administration Branch, Supervision of the General Administrative matters of its allied offices, Supervision and control of the financial administration of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration and its allied offices and any other duties assigned by the Director general of Maritime Administration from time to time, Matters related to “Sagarika”. 2 Shri Rajesh Mendhe Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration Rajesh-dgs@nic.in +91-8591318340 Supervision and Control of the Branch and the staff working under them 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 21 3 Mrs. Samruddhi Prakash More Assistant sujatam-dgs@gov.in Extn. 259 +91-9930257307 1. dgma hired premises management (Repairs, maintenance, rent & other reimbursement of IRS properties) 2. Proposed construction matters (Building to be constructed by JNPA for DG Shipping) 3. Mutation of property card (Jahaz Bhavan) 4. Seating arrangements for officers/staff in existing DG Shipping office 5. Annual Procurement Plan & Budget estimation for Admin Branch 6. Training of Admin Resources 7. Making MoM of monthly Review Meeting 8. Internal audits & CAG 9. Social media 10. Inputs for Website 4 Shri B.S. Das Assistant das-dgs@gov.in Extn. 285 +91-7738582494 1. MMDs and allied offices matters including Solar installations 2. G I FT city-related issues 3. Iron mountain settlement of bills 4. Issues related with canteen & bill processing 5. Storeroom/library/record room maintenance 6. Outside/lobby area file processing 7. Dedicated Bank Account 8. Housekeeping, security guard, and electrician services 9. Electrician services coordination 10. Rubber stamps, banners, letterheads, DO letters, Nameplates, Visiting cards, Stamps, Standy 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 22 11. Medical procurement (first-aid) 12. Furniture, Chairs procurement (Any other goods) 13. Event management procurement and other related matters pertains to conducting Events. 5 Ms. Jayashree Chodankar Assistant jayashree-dgs@gov.in Extn. 339 +91-8898539248 1. Stock register maintenance 2. Processing of various type of bills like postal & Speed Post Bills, Residential Newspaper etc 3. Residential Mobile & Internet Bills 4. Updation of Office Telephone Directory 5. Identity Card to dgma & Contractual Staff 6. Electricity & BSNL Bills 7. Cleanliness monitoring (ladies' washrooms) 8. Scrapping & weeding out files 9. Auction of unserviceable items 10. Processing Office bags reimbursement 11. Telephone, D2H, MTNL, electricity & newspaper bill processing 12. CGHS-related issues 13. GeM monthly reports 14. RTI Replay & RTI Reports 15. Material inputs for Monthly DO-FAAPP & Admin , Preparation of Hindi quarterly reports 17. Monthly report compilation & coordination 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 23 18. Court cases (LIMBS)- Monitoring and reports 19. Inputs to coordination branch on various subjects , PQs, VIP references & motor transport 21. Conducting of Swachtta Pakwada Abhiyan and related activities 22. Ultrasonic Rat killer 23. Farewells & other event 24. IMO meeting material & coordination 25. Observance of important days and weeks 6 Shri Mannulal Rajbhar Assistant mannulal-dgs@gov.in +91-9987014822 1. Digital standee & its update 2. Maintenance of Water Purifier 3. Updation of Office Telephone Directory 4. Receiving of letter (Physically) & Diarising digitaly & Distribution 5. Cleanliness of overall premises, washrooms (Gents), kitchen, pantry 6. The oversight of Pest control by IRS 7. Vehicle seat covers, office upholstery, towels 5. ADMINISTRATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 24 7 Shri Rohit Sharma Lower Division Clerk rohits-dgs@gov.in Extn. 318 +91-7357703910 1. Air Ticket Booking from authorized travel agency (Domestic & Foreign) Balmer Lawrie 2. Departmental & hired vehicles management (contracts, bills, distribution, discipline) 3. Hiring of Drivers on Contractual basis 4. Upkeepment of vehicles & Etiquettes of drivers 5. Procurement of stationery, Envelopes, books, consumbales (GeM & outside), Memento, Cutlery 6. National days preparation 8 Shri M.H. Bane Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) +91-9969870388 1. Newspaper & stationery distribution 2. Dispatch of physical copies of Parcel/letters to the concerned wings/branches under acknowledgement 9 Shri Sanjay Khedekar Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) sanjaykhedekar.dgs@gov.in +91-9867885495 1. Entry into the register 2. Preparation of address envelop 3. Dispatch to all concerned through Ordinary mail, Speed post and Airmail 5. ADMINISTRTION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 25 10 Shri Sohal lal Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) sohanlal-dgs@gov.in Extn. 300 +91-9555524706 Reception 12 Shubham Kadam Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 2 Shubham.Kadam1@in.ey.com seeed2- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in -- +91-8087876635 1.Supporting the functions of the Admin Branch, 2.Aiding in the collection, organization, and analysis of data to generate insights that inform policy decisions and guide operational planning. 3.Drafting technical reports, internal briefing documents, and high-level presentations for senior leadership and coordination across departments. 4.Serving as a SEEED resource to bolster departmental capacity in project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation efforts. 5. ADMINISTRTION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 26 13 Shri Yogesh Jadhav Consultant traveldeskconsul- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 7796465605 Overall management and oversees end-to-end official travel management including bookings, accommodations, claim processing, agency coordination, and record/audit compliance, to ensure timely, efficient, and rule-aligned travel operations. 14 Ms. Sneha Sawale Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) admn-dgs@nic.in +91-9321011634 1. Processing of email received in Admn. Branch & its distribution 2. Air Ticket Booking from authorized travel agency (Domestic & Foreign) Balmer Lawrie 3. Dairising and Scanning of receipts/documents of branch 4. Maintenace and distribution of items Stationary 5. dgma event/workshop coordination and National days preparation 6. Conference room bookings & management 5. ADMINISTRTION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 27 15 Shri Sanjit Gond Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) +91 9693567741 1. Processing of email received in Admn. Branch & its distribution 2. Air Ticket Booking from authorized travel agency (Domestic & Foreign) Balmer Lawrie 3. Dairising and Scanning of receipts/documents of branch 4. Maintenace and distribution of items Stationary 5. dgma event/workshop coordination and National days preparation 6. Conference room bookings & management 5. ADMINISTRTION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 28 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH Dealing with matters related to coastal shipping including bilateral and multilateral agreements with other neighbouring countries for development of coastal shipping trade, Sailing Vessel industry, coordination on repatriation of distressed sailing vessel crew, monitoring of general administration and policy matters related to Indian fishing boats. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Ravi Kumar Moka Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration (Tech.) ravi.k43@gov.in 022- 25752056, Extn.327 +91-7358612893 Head of the Branch Supervision and control of the respective Branches and the staff working under them. 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 29 2 Shri PL Muthu Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration muthu.pl@gov.in 022- 65860065 Extn. 265 +91-9029623894 Control of the Branch and the staff working under them 3 Shri Debansu Prasad Sinha Executive Officer dpsinha-dgs@gov.in Extn. 259 +91-9892476815 Control of the Branch and the staff working under them 1. Parliament Questions 2. Parliament Standing Committee Report 3. VIP REference 4. PMO Reference 5. CPGRAM 6. Any urgent work assigned by DDG/ADG from time to time. 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 30 4 Shri. Vanneru Rajasekhar Regional Officer (Sails), MMD, Mumbai and MMD Jamnagar rajasekhar.vanneru@gov.in 022- 22039881 (Mumbai) 0288- 2754693 (Jamnagar) +91-7799355369 All works related to Regional Officer (Sails) 5 Ms. Aneena Rose Innocent Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 11 SEEED11- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in Providing strategic support to Coastal Shipping, aligned with national maritime objectives and project priorities Assisting in data collation, analytics, and insight generation to support policy formulation and operational planning. Preparing technical reports, internal briefs, and high-level presentations for decision- makers and inter-departmental coordination Functioning as a seed resource to strengthen the department’s capacity for project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation. Preparation of PPT, Minutes of Meeting, development reports of Coastal Shipping Branch and its status. 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 31 6 Shri Vikash Upper Division Clerk vikash.97@gov.in Ext: 274 + 91 9518409245 Seaman Identity Cards to Sailing Vessel crew . Processing of all files of Coastal Shipping Branch in e-office. Closure of Registry of a Sailing Vessel. Fishing Vessels/boats matters. Preparing RTI replies/ Parliamentary questions/ Court Cases etc. Provide material related to monthly D.O./any miscellaneous information asked for by the Ministry. Timely execution & monitoring of all assigned works of Coastal Shipping Branch. 7 Ms. Toshavi Mayur Panchal Data Entry Operator coastal-dgs@nic.in deo1.coastal- dgs@govcontractor.nic.in Extn.: 243 Attached with Coastal Shipping Branch. Checking of Coastal Branch emails and briefing about any new information received. ii. Preparation of File with updated information pertaining to all Internation Agreement, Bilateral Agreement 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 32 8 Ms. Prerana Vijay Raynak Data Entry Operator coastal-dgs@nic.in Extn.: 243 Attached with Coastal Shipping Branch i. Seamen (Sails) Identity Card (Verification of docs & fw for approval, Dispatch list preparation, Query, Complaints, Grievances) ii. Scanning of issued SID(Sails) card copy and details, Maintenance of all SID reports matters. iii. Fishing Vessels monthly reports received from MMDs, Ports iv. Monthly reports from MMDs, ports for registry & cancellation of Sailing Vessels maintenance in file in order. v. Updation of MS Excel Sheet for existing sailing vessels reports. And any other matter pertaining to Sailing Vessels. 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 33 9 Rajesh Choudhary Manager (PMU), M/S DELOITTEE TOUCHE TOHMATSU INDIA LLP rajchoudhary.ext@deloitte.com +91-8800974971 i. Provide technical support to Coastal Branch for preparing concept note, TOR, EOI, RFP and Procurement processes ii. Assist the Department to Create and launch a web portal for the National Database for Coastal Shipping iii. Oversee development of key functional modules iii. Data population for the National Coastal and Inland Shipping Strategic Plan. iv. Assist the Coastal Branch in Administrative and Analytical support v. Provide programmatic, technical, and analytical support throughout the implementation lifecycle vi. Digital integration with key stakeholders (ports, customs, inland agencies). 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 34 10 Shri Jai Kumar Sr. Consultant (PMU) , M/S DELOITTEE TOUCHE TOHMATSU INDIA LLP jkumar9@deloitte.com +91-8879629489 i. i. Lead development and launch of the National Coastal Shipping Database web portal ii. Drive data population for the National Coastal & Inland Shipping Strategic Plan iii. Facilitate digital integration with ports, customs, and inland agencies iv. Coordinate with stakeholders (State Maritime Boards, IWAI, shipping lines, port trusts) . v. Oversee functional modules and provide technical, programmatic, and analytical support vi. Provide administrative and analytical support vii. Assist to drive the implementation of the Coastal Shipping Act,2025 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 35 11 Tejaswini Gedam Consultatnct- Analytics (PMU), M/S DELOITTEE TOUCHE TOHMATSU INDIA LLP tejgedam.ext@deloitte.com +91-8208327126 • Develop comprehensive dashboards and analytical reports, conduct detailed data analyses, and manage large datasets pertaining to coastal movements, vessel operations, and port activities. • Support the Coastal Branch in assessing coastal shipping performance, operational efficiencies, and the effectiveness of relevant policies and initiatives. • Propose suitable forecasting and predictive modelling approaches and undertake trend and pattern analyses to inform strategic decision-making. • Assist in establishing structured processes for data collection, integration, and routine performance reporting. 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 36 12 Ayesha Barudwale Sr. Consultant (PMU), M/S DELOITTEE TOUCHE TOHMATSU INDIA LLP aybarudwale.ext@deloitte.com +91-8010493105 Supporting the development of a web portal for the National Coastal Shipping Database. Facilitating data population for the National Coastal and Inland Shipping Strategic Plan. Enabling digital integration with key stakeholders (ports, customs, inland agencies). Strengthening industry connectivity and providing strategic technical inputs. Coordinating with relevant stakeholders such as State Maritime Boards, IWAI, KICSA, and Fisheries Departments for state- specific action plans. Overseeing modules for seafarer identity card issuance and sailing vessel registration 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 37 13 Aditya Narayan Research Officer, Legal consultancy, IIFT ro2_dgskol@iift.edu +91-8700380156 i. Team Coordination & Management ii. Country Profile Compilation iii. Merchant Shipping Rules and Coastal Shipping Rules iv. Drafting and Stakeholder Engagement v. Report Preparation vi. IMO Related work vii. Vessel Sharing Agreement viii. Section Branch Support 6. COASTAL SHIPPING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 38 7. COORDINATION BRANCH Deals with coordination between the Ministry, Directorate and allied offices through collection, compilation and furnishing of periodical reports to the Ministry such as Annual Report, Administrative Yearbook, coordination of meetings with shipping industry, Principal Officers of Mercantile Marine Departments, Standing Core Committee, publication of DGMA Bulletin, etc. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Dr. Sudhir S. Kohakade, IRS Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration sudhir.kohakade@gov.in 022- 25752012 Head of Coordination Branch, Supervision of the Coordinating matters of its allied offices, Supervision and control of the Parliamentary Matters of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration and its allied offices and any other duties assigned by the Director general of Maritime Administration from time to time. Matters related to monthly review meeting taken by Secretary/Special Secretary, MoPSW with dgma & its allied offices. 2 Shri Rajesh Mendhe Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration Rajesh-dgs@nic.in +91-8591318340 Supervision and Control of the Branch and the staff working under them 7. COORDINATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 39 3 Shri Debansu Prasad Sinha Executive Officer dpsinha-dgs@gov.in Extn. 259 +91-9892476815 1. Parliament Questions 2. Parliament Standing Committee Report 3. VIP REference 4. PMO Reference 5. CPGRAM 6. Any urgent work assigned by DDG/ADG from time to time. 4 Shri Suresh Kumar Pandey Assistant pandey-dgs@gov.in Extn. 356 +91-9867559947 1. Annual Report of dgma sending to MoPSW 2. Quarterly report of RTI 3. Swachhkata Pakhwada 4. Events organised by D.G. Shipping 5. Quarterly Hindi Report 5 Shri Dinesh D. Waghela Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) -- -- +91-9004481872 Dispatch of physical copies of Paliamentary matters and other letters 7. COORDINATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 40 6 Shubham Kadam Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 2 Shubham.Kadam1@in.ey.com seeed2- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in -- +91-8087876635 1.Supporting the functions of the Coordination Branch, including Matters related to monthly review meeting taken by Secretary/Special Secretary, MoPSW with dgma & its allied office, KPI Monitoring, Sagar Gyan Kosh and Sagar Vidya Kosh updation for DG Shipping and other critical functions of coordination branh. 2.Aiding in the collection, organization, and analysis of data to generate insights that inform policy decisions and guide operational planning. 3.Drafting technical reports, internal briefing documents, and high-level presentations for senior leadership and coordination across departments. 4.Serving as a SEEED resource to bolster departmental capacity in project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation efforts. 7. COORDINATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 41 7 Shri Aman G. Pawar Management Consultant, Coordination amanpawar0103@gmail.com Extn. 256 +91-9820260298 Matters related to monthly review meeting taken by Secretary/Special Secretary, MoPSW with dgma & its allied offices, etc 8 Ms. Shweta S. Shiravale Data Entry Operator (DEO) (Contract) deo.coordination- dgs@govcontractor.nic.in Extn. 356 +91-9326444241 Forwarding Emails received from the Ministry and other sources to the concerned branches. Compile the data which received from other branches. Maintain the data in excel sheets related to coordination branch. Scanning of all documents. Maintain the data the regarding issued letter the Ministry. 7. COORDINATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 42 8. CREW BRANCH Deals with settlement of disputes between ship-owners and seafarer and compensation in respect of seafarer affected by accidents/casualties, monitoring on issuance cum- Seafarers’ Identity Document and settlement of disputes thereof, monitoring on implementation of Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers’) Rules, 2016, Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Rule) Rule 2016, supervision of the administrative functions of the Seamen’s Employment Offices, Shipping Offices, Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society, etc. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Capt. Nitin Mukesh Deputy Nautical Advisor/DDG, CREW (WELFARE) n.mukesh@gov.in 022- 25752030 +91- 9883280303 1. Seafarer Welfare Fund Organisation, SPFO, ERP, oversight 2. Sagar Mey Yog & Sagar Mey Samman (wellness & gender inclusion) 3. SWBAT infrastructure initiatives with ports 4. Seafarer safety training 5. Crew Manual and circulars compilation 6. Global seafarer pool strategy 7. CPGRAMS, court cases on seafarer welfare 8. Crew Milap program (annual event) 9. MoUs with ISWAN, ITWF, GMU, Sailor's Society" 10. Seafarer Welfare Fund Organisation, SPFO, ERP, oversight 11. Sagar Mey Yog & Sagar Mey Samman (wellness & gender inclusion) 12. SWBAT infrastructure initiatives 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 43 with ports 13. Seafarer safety training 14. Crew Manual and circulars compilation 15. Global seafarer pool strategy 16. CPGRAMS, court cases on seafarer welfare 17. Crew Milap program (annual event) 18. MoUs with ISWAN, ITWF, GMU, Sailor's Society 2 Capt. Bipin Kumar Nautical Surveyor-cum- DDG (Tech.)/DDG, CREW (PROCESSES) Bipin.kumar-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752028, Extn : 348 9867002698 1. Disputes of ship owners/ RPSLs and seafarer's grievances 2. Compensation for wage/ death/ injury etc 3. BSID / CDC / INDOS aspects - technical administration 4. RPSL Matters (Merchant Shipping- Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Rules) 5. Supervision of seafarers employment/shipping offices 6. Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Rules) 7. Coordination with DG, COMM, MEA, MoPSW, Seafarer Unions 8. MLC Compliance Board & Crew Manual\ 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 44 9. VIP references, RTIs, CPGRAMS, court cases on seafarers processes. 3 Maj. Anutosh Singh ADG (CREW) anutosh.singh@gov.in 022- 25752226 +91- 9660099646 1. Seafarer Welfare 2. RTI & CPGRAM. 3. Safety and Prevention 4. Pension Cases 5. Other Duties 4 Ms. Archana P. Naik Executive Officer archana-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752035, Extn.279 9819540668 1. Branch Management: 2. Policy Implementation. 3.Supervision and Control: 4. Assistance to Higher Officers: 5. Disposal of Representations: 6. Recruitment and Placement Services License 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 45 5 Shri Amit Kumar Upper Division Clerk amit.kumar-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752053277 8059944560 1. Crew Casualty related matters 2. Seafarer death related matters 3. Missing seafarer related matters 4. Serious injury of seafarer related matters 5. Crisis reviews meeting matters 6. VIP references – Casualty related matters 7. Branch related infrastructure, resources etc. 8. Crew Branch - Annual reports 9. Suraksha Pratham concept (with NT wing) 10. Crew Branch review meeting matters 11. MLC Compliance Board meeting matters 12. Policy related matters 13. Grievances of women seafarers 14. The Crisis response mechanism and platform and seamless integration into the Crisis Management module and integration with the DG COMM 15. Branch training needs & capacity building 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 46 6 Shri Ritesh Jadhav Upper Division Clerk rjadhav-dgs@gov.in +91- 9920637128 1. Detained seafarer cases 2. Procurements under Branch 3. Seafarer abandonment cases and responses 4. NMB and NWB matters 5. MoU with NGOs. Trade unions etc. 6. Expert Committees – Crew branch matters 7. Crew Connect & Annual conclave programmes 8. Strategies: Cruise Bharat & growth of seafarers 9. Control and standardization of data custody, access control, user access and cyber security compliance for all crew operations on the technical platform 10. Review of the existing old e- governance platform and the legacy system and seamless integration with data migration into the new platform for crew operation aspects 11. Data analytics and data sets for crew operations with short term projections on the crisis part 12. and long-term projects on strategy to increase seafarers and also critical data sets for issues related to casualty and analysis thereof. 13. Future strategies – Training needs for seafarer 8. CREW BRANCH8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 47 14. Port Welfare facilities /SWBAT matters 15. SWFS related matters 16. SPFO related matters 7 Shri Dharmendra Upper Division Clerk dharmendra.kr.dgs@gov.in 022- 25752242 +91- 8505078103 1. Examination reforms (NT/Eng.) 2. Co-ordination branch matters 3. VIP references matters 4. RTI matters 5. PMO references 6. Seafarer Shore-leave related matters 7. Seafarer immigration sign-on sign-off matters 8. Social media exchanges 9. Hindi reports 10. CDC and BSID matters 11. Crew branch rules & 12. regulations consolidated compendium manual 13. CPGRAMS matters 14. Court related matters 15. PQ related matters 16. MSW related matters (with NT wing) 17. Crew branch rules & regulations consolidated compendium manual 18. CPGRAMS matters 19. Court related matters 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 48 8 Shri Vipassi Bhammarkar Upper Division Clerk vipassi.b@gov.in 022- 25752345 +91- 7974690449 1. RPSL agencies related matters 2. Article of Agreement (AoA) matters 3. E-migrate / Form I related matters 4. Seafarers Indos and profile matters 5. Detained seafarer cases 6. Comprehensive Grievance module 7. Grievances of seafarers & redressal meetings 8. DG Comm welfare responses 9. CIP/inspection checklist of RPS agencies 10. Rules review - RPS / MLC & Survey matters 11. IT E-Governance related changes 12. The 24 X 7 Grievance redressal module and the roll out and stabilization and upkeep and reporting etc. 13. Popularization of the DG, COMM and the 24 X 7 help line and integration of the two in the grievance redressal module 14. Roll out ofthe RPSL module and the system control and updates thereof with the systems manual etc. 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 49 9 Ms. Anindita Das Legal Consultant aninditad3@gmail.com +91- 6292192223 Rules making under the MSA 2025, Court cases, Crew Manual, SoPs. 10 Shri Sumit Patra [SWFS] Project Manager Seafarers Welfare Board Audit Team (PM SWBAT) pmconsult.swfs-dgs@gov.in +91- 9920642085 Leading the end-to-end design, coordination and governance of national seafarer welfare infrastructure and outreach initiatives, integrating project management, policy compliance and multi-stakeholder event delivery for DG Shipping/SWFS. 11 Shri Rohit Sahi [SWFS -MSU] Project Consultant sagarmeinyogcrew@gmail.com +91- 7757955357 Coordination of all activities relating to DG Shipping’s flagship initiative “Sagar Mein Yog” 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 50 12 Ms. Gulnar Syyad [SWFS -IT] Project Consultant sagarmeinyogcrew@gmail.com +91- 7045600210 Coordination of all activities relating to DG Shipping’s flagship initiative “Sagar Mein Yog” 13 Shri Saravana Babu Data Entry Operator babusaravanan189@gmail.com +91- 9629259986 Assistance in matters related to 1. RPSL agencies related matters 2. Article of Agreement (AoA) matters 3. E-migrate / Form I related matters 4. Seafarers Indos and profile matters 5. Comprehensive Grievance module 6. Grievances of seafarers & redressal meetings 14 Smt.Pooja Laghave Data Entry Operator direha2013@gmail.com +91- 9702866307 Assistance in Matters Relating to Seafarer Abandonment and Arrest/Detention Cases 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 51 15 Smt.Pooja Redkar Data Entry Operator poojaredkar2324@gmail.com +91- 9702917451 Attached with Capt. P C Meena, Nautical Surveyor-cum-DDG (Tech.) 16 Ms.Sarojini Swamy Data Entry Operator sarojini.swamy0807@gmail.com +91- 9702917451 Assistance in matter of welfare of crew and SWFS and SPFO related matters. 17 Arjun Kumar Singh Senior Strategic Consultant (Grievances) grsu.pmc- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 9833125659 Review, scrutinize, and process grievances received from Layer 1. Supervise, guide, and monitor the work of GRSU Junior Consultants. Coordinate with Crew Branch, SMOs, DSEO, MMDs, SPFO, SWFS, Training Wing, and IT Wing for timely grievance resolution. Update Action Taken Remarks (ATR) in the GRM Portal and ensure accurate case records. Monitor grievance resolution timelines, ensure SLA compliance, and follow up on pending cases. 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 52 Escalate overdue and critical grievances to the concerned authorities for timely action. Prepare MIS reports, management dashboards, and weekly grievance review reports for senior management. Lead the transition from Excel-based tracking to a dashboard-driven monitoring system to improve efficiency and transparency. Analyze grievance trends and recommend process improvements to enhance service delivery. Support operational monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement of the Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM). 18 Nimish Koli Junior Strategic Consultant (Grievances) nimish_koli@cms.co.in +91- 9920618045 Grievance Redressal Support for Crew Branch 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 53 19 Alok Gurav Junior Strategic Consultant (Grievances) alok_gurav@cms.co.in +91- 9152000711 Grievance Redressal Support for Crew Branch 20 Yogita Nagare Junior Strategic Consultant (Grievances) yogita_nagare@cms.co.in +91- 9821096968 Grievance Redressal Support for Crew Branch 21 Siddhi Mahendra Tambe Junior Strategic Consultant (Grievances) sidtambe23@gmail.com +91 9867504423 Demonstrated dedicated commitment in handling and resolving a wide range of grievances and service requests pertaining to E-Governance systems, ARI Team queries, E-Samudra, CoC (Engineering), CoP (Engineering), SWFS, SPFO, DCE Renewal, Advanced DCE, examinations, assessments, and other seafarer-related matters. Effectively monitored compliance requirements, maintained digital records, ensured timely disposal of 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 54 cases, and provided round-the-clock (24×7) operational support for maritime administration and governance. 22 Vaishnavi Rajgopal Consultant Tier 1 PMC – Crew TSU vaishnavi.rajgopal@in.ey.com +91- 9920938586 The role involves providing strategic and technical to the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Crew Branch), with a focus on grievance redressal, seafarer welfare, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. Key responsibilities include data analysis, dashboard and presentation development, policy and concept note drafting, ERP implementation support, stakeholder coordination, and preparation of senior-level reports, including the Annual Report. 23 Devika Tiwari Consultant Tier 1 PMC – Crew TSU devika.tiwari1@in.ey.com +91- 9340969656 The role involves providing strategic and technical to the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Crew Branch), with a focus on grievance redressal, seafarer welfare, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. Key responsibilities include data analysis, dashboard and presentation development, policy and concept note 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 55 drafting, ERP implementation support, stakeholder coordination, and preparation of senior-level reports, including the Annual Report. 24 Kunal Vaval Consultant Tier 1 PMC – Crew TSU kunal.vaval@in.ey.com +91- 9004076130 The role involves providing strategic and technical to the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (Crew Branch), with a focus on grievance redressal, seafarer welfare, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. Key responsibilities include data analysis, dashboard and presentation development, policy and concept note drafting, ERP implementation support, stakeholder coordination, and preparation of senior-level reports, including the Annual Report. 25 Shailansh Shah Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 7 Shailans.Shah@in.ey.com,seeed7- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 9818988361 1.Supporting the functions of the Crew Branch, including grievance redressal, crisis response systems, preparation of the crew manual, and contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the Branch's operations and the welfare of Indian seafarers. 2.Aiding in the collection, organization, and analysis of data to generate insights that inform policy decisions and guide 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 56 operational planning. 3.Drafting technical reports, internal briefing documents, and high-level presentations for senior leadership and coordination across departments. 4.Serving as a SEEED resource to bolster departmental capacity in project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation efforts. 26 Aishwarya Malve Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 12 Aishwarya.malve@in.ey.com, seeed12- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 7507259444 1.Supporting the functions of the Crew Branch, including grievance redressal, crisis response systems, preparation of the crew manual, and contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the Branch's operations and the welfare of Indian seafarers. 2.Aiding in the collection, organization, and analysis of data to generate insights that inform policy decisions and guide operational planning. 3.Drafting technical reports, internal briefing documents, and high-level presentations for senior leadership and coordination across departments. 4.Serving as a SEEED resource to bolster departmental capacity in project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation efforts. 8. CREW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 57 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES (MES) WING The Engineering Wing of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) is responsible for ensuring the safety, compliance, and sustainability of ships operating under the Indian flag. Headed by the Chief Surveyor-cum-Additional DG (Technical), the Wing comprises a dedicated team of Principal Officers, Deputy Chief Surveyors, and Engineer & Ship Surveyors who oversee technical standards across the maritime sector. We play a critical role in upholding international conventions, driving green shipping practices, and enforcing regulations that safeguard lives at sea and protect the marine environment. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Killi Mohana Rao Chief Surveyor cum Addl. DG (In-Charge) cs-dgs@nic.in 25752008/ Extn. 222 +91- 9446121550 1. Actively involved in survey, certification, and regulatory oversight of merchant shipping. 2. Expertise spans Port State and Flag State Control, seafarer certification, and implementation of international maritime conventions. 3. A recognized voice in the global maritime sector, representing India at the International 4. Maritime Organization (IMO) in key committees such as MEPC, MSC, HTW, and TC. 5. Committed to fostering maritime safety, environmental sustainability, and technical excellence, with a deep understanding of international shipping laws, standards, and emerging technologies. 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 58 2 Shri Aniruddha Chaki Deputy Chief Surveyor- cum- Sr. Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on (DDG (Tech.)) chaki- dgs@nic.in 25752024/ Extn.278 +91- 9820384521 1. All Administrative and Staff Matters Pertaining to the Engg. wing. 2. Appellate Authority of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act. 3. All matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions. 4. All matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports. 5. All matters related to monitoring of Recognized Organizations (RO). 6. Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing 7. Nodal Officer for implementation and monitoring of all e-governance and IT Infrastructure related matters of the Engineering Wing including transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system with assistance from all other Engineering wing officers. 8. All Matters Related to IMSAS audit as Single Point of Contact for India. 9. Matters related to IOCE-SMarT and BSMarTC 10. Any other matter may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor. 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 59 3 Shri Praveen Nair Deputy Chief Surveyor- cum-Sr. Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on (DDG (Tech.)) praveen.nair@ gov.in 25752037/ Extn.227 +91- 9870428538 1. Overall, in-charge and coordinator of Examination, Assessment and Certification of Engineers with assistance from other Examiners at dgma as described in Annex-1. 2. All matters related to the Safe Manning of vessels, including dispensation. 3. All matters related to STCW matters and IMO-HTW matters. 4. All matters pertain to issuance of I/10 endorsement of Foreign COC's. Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). 5. Matters related to transition to the new examination system. 6. Any other matter may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 60 4 Shri Pravin Vishwanath Kapale Engineer & Ship Surveyor cum Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on DDG (Tech) pravin.kapale. mmd@gov.in 25752036/ Extn 230 +91- 9004625864 1. All matters related to ISM implementation and identifying persistent substandard performance by companies/DPs ashore. 2. In- charge of Near Coastal Voyage Examinations and certification. 3. All matters pertaining to River-Sea vessels, Coastal vessels and operational limits of IV vessels. 4.All matters related to Fishing Vessels including Survey, Certification etc. 5, All Matters related to Ship recycling & HKC. 6. All BIS Related Matters. 7. All matters pertaining to Casualty Investigation w.r.t matters concerning Engineering Wing. 8. Country Focal Point for IMO Glo Litter / RegLitter Projects. 9. Represent Chief Surveyor in the MLC Compliance Board. 10. In charge of matters related to BWM and AFS Conventions. 11. All matters pertaining to IMO-PPR in consultation with Dy CS (I). 12. Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). 13. Any other matter as assigned by the Chief Surveyor. 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 61 5 Shri Mugilrajan D Engineer & Ship Surveyor cum Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on DDG (Tech) mugilrajan.m md@gov.in +91- 9791227711 1. Assist Dy CS (3) in the conduct, coordination, assessment, and certification of all MEO Examinations. 2. Assist Dy CS (3) in the implementation of the new examination system, including coordination with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and NTA. Verify, and approving COC (For Grade MEO Class I and Class II, ETO) 3. Participate in the meetings and activities of the STCW Compliance Board. STCW Verification Cell to Carry out the verification of foreign- issued CoC. 4. All matters related to Approval of Maritime Training Institutes on Engineering courses referred to the Engineering Wing. Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). 5. Engineering Wing EAC Branch Quality Management System In charge. Assist Dy CS (3) in all matters of MEO Class IV examination including approval of results, issuance of COC's and E-Pariksha grievance related matters. Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (3) 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 62 6 Shri Niket Pathak Engineer & Ship Surveyor cum Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on DDG (Tech) niketpathak- dgs@gov.in +91- 9981946660 1. CPIO of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act 2005. 2 Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions. 3. Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports. 4. Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to monitoring of Recognised Organisations (RO). 5. Assist Dy CS (3) for verification of fraudulent COC and scrutiny. 6. Assist Dy CS (2) for implementation of new website related to FSI and RO monitoring. 7. Assist E&SS (1) In-charge of Near Coastal Voyage Examinations and certification. 8. Direct In charge of all matters related to Rajbhasha monitoring and implementation in the Engineering Wing. 9. Assist Dy CS (2) for Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing 10. Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). 11. Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (2). 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 63 7 Shri Pravin Kumar Roy Engineer & Ship Surveyor cum Deputy Director general of Maritime Administrati on DDG (Tech) pravin.roy- dgs@gov.in +91- 9207856694 1. Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters pertaining to Green Shipping, Decarbonization an Sustainability initiatives including National Green Shipping Policy, Future Fuel Strategy for Maritime India and Sustainability of Ports initiatives. 2. Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters related to MEPC and related Inter Sessional working Groups (ISWG- GHG), PPR and Technical Cooperation Committee. 3. Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters of Approval and Monitoring of Fire Fighting Appliances, Life-saving appliance and Bunker Supplier Registration. 4. Assist Dy CS (3) in all routine applications related to issuance of Engineering Stream Certificates of Proficiency (COPs). 5. Assist Dy CS (3) in all matters related to IN- MN Transition and certification. 6. Assist Dy CS (1) in all Matters All Matters related to Port Reception Facilities including monitoring of complaints on GISIS and scheduling of audits. 7. Single Point of contact of the Engineering Wing for all correspondence with various Ministries, other Branches etc. & co- ordination matters, with the approval of the Chief Surveyor/concerned Dy. Chief Surveyors. 8. Nodal Officer for dealing with Court case matters, VIP References and Parliamentary 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 64 Queries referred to the Engg. Wing with assistance from other officers dealing with the subject and the approval of the Chief Surveyor. 9. Nodal Officer for all matters pertaining to public grievances, helpdesk and vigilance. (PG Portal, dgma Feedback, Tweet). 10. Coordinating Indo Danish Centre of excellence related activities as Steering group committee member. 11. Coordinating IMO Glo-Noise project related activities. 12. Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e- Samudra system in the respective area of responsibility, in consultation with Dy CS (2). 13. Assist Dy CS (2) with all procurement related matters of the Engineering Wing. 14. Assist E&SS (I) in all Matters related to Ship recycling & HKC. 15. Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (1). 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 65 8 Ms Rajni C Nanwani Senior Private Secretary rajni.nanwani- dgs@gov.in/ pstocs- dgs@gov.in 25752008 / Ext.223 +91- 9763882830 1. Taking dictation of letters, notes, reports, minutes of meetings, etc., and transcribing the same. 2. Typing essential and confidential documents, along with other typing work as required in administrative interest. Drafting notices for meetings and preparing meeting folders. 4. Maintaining files related to meetings and other official records. 5. Coordinating appointments, meetings, and events. Maintaining the Officer’s engagement diary. Screening, sorting, and responding to emails, letters, and other correspondence. 8. Booking tickets (domestic and international), making travel arrangements for official tours, and preparing TA bills. 9. Screening, answering, and redirecting phone calls as necessary. 10. Processing receipts in the e-office system as instructed by the Chief Surveyor Sir and other officers of the Engineering Wing. 11. Making vehicle arrangements and issuing parking letters for airport travel for officers of the Engineering Wing. 12. Performing any other duties as assigned by the Chief Surveyor Sir. 13. In addition to the above, attending to work related to other officers / staff of the Engineering Wing as and when required 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 66 9 Shri Navdeep Kharb Upper Division Clerk navdeep.kharb @gov.in +91- 8053000988 1. Survey & Certification matters 2. MARPOL & SOLAS related matters 3. Port Reception Facilities 4. RSV/Coastal Vessel matters 5. All issues of Safe Manning, Dispensation, Exemptions. 6. All issues pertaining to Vigilance/Coordination/F&A/Budget. 7. All issue pertaining to Grievances/VIP Reference/Ministry’s Reference/Court Cases. 8. Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers. 9. ISM related work 10. IMO GHG& NGT Matters 11. MEPC / IMO related work 12. Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers. 10 Shri Krishan Murari Ranjan Upper Division Clerk kmranjan.dgs @gov.in/ eng- dgs@nic.in +91- 9835984054 1. Plan approvals. 2. PSC/FSI matters. 3. All issues related to RTI/e-Governance. 4. All issues related to Maritime Training STCW. 5. IMSAS related work. 6. Monitoring of RO’s. 7. HKC and Ship Recycling matters 8. Bunker Management. 9. LSA&FFA matters 10. Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 67 11 Shri Ujjawal Siradhana Lower Division Clerk ujjawal- dgs@gov.in +91- 7900449449 1. All Engineering Examination, COP, CoCs and CoE related work 2. Any other work assigned by senior officers 12 Shri Sanjay Janardan Khanderkar Multi- Tasking Staff sanjaykhander kar.dgs@gov.i n +91- 9820779990 1. Attached with Engineering Wing 2. Attending the visitors and guiding them to respective departments or personnel. 3. Receiving, sorting and delivering documents, files and letters within the office 4. Maintaining office cleanliness 5. Assisting staff with tasks like photocopying of the documents 6. Monitoring stationery 7. Filing of papers in the concerned files as and when instructed 8. Providing refreshments, like tea or water, to staff and visitors. 9. Supporting for setting up and cleaning up for meetings and conferences. 10. Maintaining office security viz locking and unlocking doors of officers’ cabin 11. Assisting in maintaining office records and 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 68 files. 12. Any other work as assigned by the Officer. 13 Shri Arvind Londhe Multi- Tasking Staff aslondhe.dgs@ gov.in +91- 9175858270 1. Attached with CS 2. Attending the visitors and guiding them to respective departments or personnel. 3. Receiving, sorting and delivering documents, files and letters within the office 4. Maintaining office cleanliness 5. Assisting staff with tasks like photocopying of the documents 6. Monitoring stationery 7. Filing of papers in the concerned files as and when instructed 8. Providing refreshments, like tea or water, to staff and visitors. 9. Supporting for setting up and cleaning up for meetings and conferences. 10. Maintaining office security viz locking and unlocking doors of officers’ cabin 11. Assisting in maintaining office records and files. 12. Any other work as assigned by the Officers 14 Shri Devarshi Datta Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 3 Devarshi.Datt a@in.ey.com seeed3- dgs@govconsu ltant.nic.in +91- 9692665668 1. Strategic initiatives on Green Shipping, maritime decarbonization policy and Ship Recycling 2. Driving inter-departmental and industry coordination on regulatory and sustainability efforts 3. Preparing high-impact policy briefs, technical reports, review of documents, drafting guidelines, circulars, presentations, and communication for senior leadership 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WINGD STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 69 4. Functioning as a SEEED resource to enhance departmental capacity in day-to-day operations. 5. Single point of contact between dgma and UN Ocean Centre India 15 Shri Karan Gandhi Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 9 Karan.Gandhi 1@in.ey.com seeed9- dgs@govconsu ltant.nic.in +91- 7875445412 Overall Support for various activities, including Procurement
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 70 16 Mrs Deepa Sunil Nair Senior Executive Assistant (Outsourcing staff from IRS) pstocs- dgs@gov.in +91- 9920103003 1. Data collection and Analysis work. 2. Assisting with preparing of documents related to the execution of tasks 3. Liaising with different teams or clients to ensure smooth flow of information and timely execution of tasks. 4. Keeping track of progress, deadlines often providing updated or reports to the Officers 5. Managing Schedules, handling communications to ensure tasks are carried out effectively 6. Preparing report on PSC and FSI for Monthly Review Meetings 7. Updating RO audit portal 8. Updating E Samudra Portal 9. Coordination and Assistance on the participation of Speakers and panellists at Green Shipping Conclave 10. Coordination and post meeting follow ups 11. Assistance on the Annual PSC and FSI Report 12. Administrative work coordination Travel documentation for all the officers 17 Shri Tanaji Narayan Bhoir Data Entry Operator dgs.stcwconsu ltants@gmail.c om 1. Work related to Ship recycling 2. Work related to IMO 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 71 18 Shri Yogesh Palkar Data Entry Operator engexam- dgs@nic.in All Exam related work 19 Shri Rahul Utekar Data Entry Operator engexam- dgs@nic.in All Exam related work 20 Ms. Suchita Kadam Data Entry Operator engexam- dgs@nic.in All Exam related work 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 72 21 Shri Prasad Bhogale Data Entry Operator engexam- dgs@nic.in 25752040/ Extn.232 All Exam related work 22 Ms. Prachi Sawant Data Entry Operator ism.dgs@gmai l.com eng- dgs@nic.in 25752040/ Extn 294 All ISM work, Bunker, LSA and FFA Work 23 Ms Prachi Vijay Narvekar Data Entry Operator engexam- dgs@nic.in All Exam related work 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 73 24 Mrs Kalpana Bhavesh Sabale Data Entry Operator engg- stcw@gov.in 25752040/ Extn 295 Attached to Shri Mugilrajan, E&SS. 25 Ms. Yamini Sakhardande Data Entry Operator ism.dgs@gmai l.com eng- dgs@nic.in 25752040/ Extn 295 All ISM work, Bunker, LSA and FFA Work 26 Shri Ajay Sakpal Multi- Tasking Staff (On Contract) 1. Attached with Engineering Wing 2. Attending the visitors and guiding them to respective departments or personnel. 3. Receiving, sorting and delivering documents, files and letters within the office 4. Maintaining office cleanliness 5. Assisting staff with tasks like photocopying of the documents 6. Monitoring stationery 7. Filing of papers in the concerned files as and when instructed 8. Providing refreshments, like tea or water, to 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 74 staff and visitors. 9. Supporting for setting up and cleaning up for meetings and conferences. 10.Maintaining office security viz locking and unlocking doors of officers’ cabin 11. Assisting in maintaining office records and files. 12. Any other work as assigned by the Officers 9. MARITIME ENVIRONMENT AND STATUTORY SERVICES WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 75 10.FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH Deals with preparation of budget proposals under plan and non-plan, settlement of claims, drawing and disbursement of salaries and other payments, monitoring of financial administration of allied offices, collection and compilation of revenue and expenditure returns for furnishing to the Ministry, etc. Sl. No. Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Dinesh Hariram Mate (IA&AS) Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration mate.dh@gov.in +91- 9822115508 Head of the branch and Financial Advisor to DG(S) Supervision of the General Financial matters of its allied offices. Supervision and control of the financial administration of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration and its allied offices and any other duties assigned by the Director general of Maritime Administration from time to time. 2 Shri Jitendra S. Jadhav Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration j.jadhav@gov.in 022- 25752060, Extn.252 +91- 8850116977 Supervision and control of the respective Branch and the staff working under them 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 76 3 Shri Ram Sajan Gupta Executive Officer rgupta-dgs@gov.in Telephone No. 022257520 53 Extn. 265 +91- 9821916727 Examination of financial matter related to finance and accounts and recommendation thereof approval financial prospective. Examination of Ship building financial Assistance (SBFA) from financial perspective. Query related to settlement of all type bills. Coordination with CCA/PAO/ Banks , Ministry and other agency those are involved in financie related issue.. Supervision of Branch. 4 Shri Ajit Sajjan Tambe Assistant ajittambe-dgs@gov.in +91- 8652456669 Preparation of all bills under various heads. All bills under GEM. GST report preparation related to all bills and general Challan and send Data to Charter Account of filling. TDS for non-salary report preparation related to all bills and general challan and payment thereof. Postal order deposit in Govt. Account. Bharat Kosh Challan verification. Matter related to Internal and CAG Audits 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 77 5 Shri Anjni Meena Assistant ameena-dgs@gov.in Extn.266 +91- 9892839154 Budget estimate (Revenue Expenditure, Capital Expenditure, National Shipping Board & Ship Building Financial Assistance Subsidy Budget) Revised Budget Estimate [RE]. Re-appropriation of Budget / Re-allocation Budget to dgma & its allied offices Monitoring of Budget Directorate and allied offices. Monitoring of Ferrous Scrap Development [FSDF) and payment thereof. Re-allocation of fund under various head of the Directorate and its allied offices. Monthly expenditure report/ Capex/D.O. report. Quarterly expenditure report. Monthly digital transaction report/Monthly feedback report to Ministry. PQ and Ministry’s reference. Matter pertaining to other branches. Court Case of F&A Branch Right of Information Act (RTI), 2005 Matter related to Bharat-kosh Refund In Bharat Kosh due to wrong payment. Impress/Petty Cash Voucher and settlement of Bills. 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 78 6 Shri Subhash Kumar Upper Division Clerk subhash.kr85@gov.in Extn.266 +91- 7678329100 (Transferred from dgma to MMD Kochi) 7 Shri Pankaj Kumar Upper Division Clerk pankaj.kumar- dgs@gov.in Tel. No. Extn No. 243 Salary for Gr. A, B, C employees. Calculation of Income Tax of officer/staff. Deduction TDS from salary and forwarding data to Chartered Accountant for filling the same. 8 Shri Nishant Upper Division Clerk nishant.d-dgs@gov.in Extn. No. 331 +91- 8295702207 Matter pertaining to examination of medical reimbursement and preparation of bill thereof. Monthly stationary and other incidental indent. Matter related to Official Language Settlement of TA/DA (foreign) bills Settlement of Domestic TA/DA bills Any other work assigned by Senior officer 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 79 9 Shri Karan Gandhi Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 9 karan.gandhi1@in.ey. com seeed9- dgs@govconsultant.ni c.in +91- 7875445412 Support on matters related to Public Procurement, Capacity building for public procurement 10 Ms. Meenakshi Lower Division Clerk meenakshi.mmdkol@ gov.in Extn. No. 331 +91- 9813222123 Has been on long leave since 1 September 2025. 11 Shri Ishan S. Surve Accountant ishansurve26052003@ gmail.com Extn. No.331 +91- 9769506142 To assist in monitoring expenditure against budget allocations and overall expenditure. To assist in the preparation of PowerPoint presentations for Ministry-level and MMDs Budget Monitoring Meetings. To assist in the preparation and processing of medical reimbursement bills. To assist in the preparation and processing of 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 80 tour/travel expense bills, both Domestic and Foreign. 12 Ms. Ashwini A. Bhingardeve Data Entry Operator ashwini.bhingardeve 1989@gmail.com Extn.347 +91- 9967728779 Salary for Gr. A, B, C employees. Calculation of Income Tax of officer/staff. Deduction TDS from salary and forwarding data to Chartered Accountant for filling the same. All data feeding in PFMS for new employees and detachment etc pertaining to employees of the Directorate. e -Sampada (License Fee) Deduction of CGHS and payment thereof. All matter related deduction GPF (advance /withdrawal/final) and payment thereon. Preparation of Salary to all employees of the Directorate Matter related to LIC. Deduction of Professional Tax and payment thereof Deduction of Central Government Employee Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) and settlement of bill thereof. 13 Shri Sunil Sahebrao Dhaske Multi Tasking Staff ssdhaske.dgs@gov.in +91- 9892505613 Physical Bill dropping to PAO(S), Ballard Estate Mumbai Assistant to branch . Any other work assigned by officer. 10. FINANCE, ACCOUNT, AUDIT AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 81 11.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH The International Cooperation Branch coordinates activities related to bilateral and trilateral agreements, including Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), associated with International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions. It acts as a Nodal branch while interacting with the Ministry and other stakeholders over shipping-related issues with foreign counterparts. Through these coordinated efforts, the branch seeks to enhance global cooperation and ensure effective governance in maritime affairs. IC branch also coordinates with the preparation of IMO council election and meetings. Obtaining nominations for participation in the Shadow Committee (IMO) from other stakeholders, collecting justifications from nominated offices for sending the IMO proposal to the Ministry for approval. Providing comments on maritime matters to Ministry Sr. No. Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Deependra Singh Bisen Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration singh.deependra@gov.in 022- 25752015 Extn.271 9425412001 1. Vetting of legal documents. 2. Monitoring of court cases (LIMBS). 3. MoU/agreement related work. 4. IMO/Legal Committee preparation and representation. 5. All matters related to international cooperation. 2 Shri Avinash Ashok Gaidhankar Upper Division Clerk avinash.g-dgs@gov.in - +91- 8652739901 1. Preparation of Deputation proposals of IMO Meetings and Non-IMO Meetings. 2. Dealing the matter of WMU and IMLI. 3. Processing the file related to MoU. 4. All matters related to International Cooperation branch. 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 82 3 Mr. Karan Gandhi Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 9 seeed9- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 7875445412 General support in matters related to International Cooperation Procurement Support Various Proposals and initiatives under International Cooperation 4 Dr. Shubhasree Bhadra Research Officer ro1_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 9433971400 1. Overall management of of the Team 2. Review of different trade agreements 3. Data assembling of different major ports of India 4. Review of tariff line, Rules of Origin , market access etc of different trade agreements 5. Detail data analysis and trade analytics 6. Economic analysis of trade data and report writing of those data analysis 5 Mr. Aditya Narayan Research Officer ro2_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 8700380156 1. Team Coordination & Management 2. Country Profile Compilation 3. Merchant Shipping Rules and Coastal Shipping Rules 4. Drafting and Stakeholder Engagement 5. Report Preparation 6. IMO Related work 7. Vessel Sharing Agreement 8. Section Branch Support 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 83 6 Ms. Bidisha Kole Research Associate (Consultant) ra5_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 8777593536 1. General support in matters related to Section 8 Entity Formation 3. Support in preparation and analysis of Country Profiles and MoUs 4. Support in research and reporting on Human Element and Seafarer Employment Scope 7 Ms. Sneha Roy Research Associate (Consultant) ra1_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 9512741602 1. Contributed to drafting of rules under MS Act, 2025 2. Coordination support for IMO engagements 3. Assisted in the preparation of Country Profiles 4. Preparation of internal report on the maritime sector. 8 Ms. Swarna Jain Research Associate (Consultant) ra3_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 8617215339 1. Inputs regarding regulatory & rule- making tasks 2. Provide legal & governance support for Section 8 Entity setup 3. Assistance for IMO Council Activities 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 84 9 Ms. Ankita Ugar Research Associate (Consultant) ra7_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 9819481175 1. Economic & Policy Inputs on Maritime Trade Agreements 2. Develop Internal knowledge reports on the maritime sector. 3. Economic advisory Inputs for high- level visits (PM/Ministerial) 4. Coordination support for IMO engagements 10 Mr. Sohai Ahamed Research Associate (Consultant) ra4_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 7980992643 1. Analysis of maritime trade issues and trade agreements. 2. Prepare draft documents and briefs for high-level bilateral visits, with a special focus on maritime cooperation. 3. Support for IMO-related activities. 4. Compilation and analysis of trade and services data. 11 Mr. Thejas RS Research Associate (Consultant) ra2_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 9847588265 1. Merchant Shipping Rules, 2026 drafting and Stakeholder Engagement 2. Prepared draft documents and briefs for high-level bilateral visits & Economic advisory Inputs for high-level visits (PM/Ministerial) 3. Drafting & Vetting of MoU and Agreements between India and various states and Regions. 4. Drafting/Reviewing Reports regarding IMO Sub-Committee meetings 5.Support for IMO-related activities. 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 85 12 Ms. Prachy Mody Research Associate (Consultant) ra6_dgskol@iift.edu - +91- 9702021144 1. International briefs and analytical reports. 2. Specialized legal research. 3. Governance drafting and contract review. 4. Meeting documentation and IMO- related support. 5. Strategic events, country files, policy support, and digital communications 13 Ms. Disha Jain Research Associate (Consultant) jaindisha646@gmail.com - +91- 9920076097 1. Maritime Research and Analysis 2. Economic Impact Assessment 3. Meeting Participation and Documentation Strategic Event Planning 4. International Relations and Coordination 5. Report Writing and Submissions 6. Stakeholder Communication and Support 14 Ms. Niveditthaa Rejendran Principal Consultant niveditthaa@primuspartners.in - +91- 9790798424 1. Review, update, and develop strategic documents, frameworks, and implementation plans aligned with Government of India priorities. 2. Assist Section 8 company activities, presentations, briefings, and other tasks as directed by MoPSW. 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 86 15 Prakash Gaidhankar Data Entry Operator prakashgaidhankar@gmail.com +91- 8652143446 1.Preparing the Vigilance Clearance Certificate of concerned officers 2. Accessing the International Branch email. 3. preparing the letter as directed by branch officer. 11. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 87 12.IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH The IT & E-Governance Branch of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, plays a crucial role in ensuring the digital modernization and security of maritime governance infrastructure. The Branch is responsible for the implementation, coordination, and maintenance of IT systems across the Directorate, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and service reliability. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Praneet Choudhary Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration praneet.choudhary@gov.in 022- 25752015 +91- 9650367755 ● Head of the Branch. ● Main implementing and execution authority for all IT and E-Governance Initiative in dgma and allied/subordinate office. 2 Shri Ravi Kumar Moka Social Media Web Master/Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration (Tech.) ravi.k43@gov.in 022- 25752056, Extn.327 +91- 7358612893 ● Nodal Official for all Website and social media related matters. ● Implementing and execution authority for all IT and E-Governance Initiative in dgma and allied/subordinate office. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 88 3 Shri Jitendra S. Jadhav Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration j.jadhav@gov.in 022- 25752060 +91- 8850116977 ● Supervision and control of the respective Branch and the staff working under them. 4 Shri Azad Singh Upper Division Clerk azad.singh99@gov.in - 9368757891 ● AMC of all Servers for all apps of dgma with C-DAC. ● AMC of ARI, DCA, Swachh Sagar, MTNL leased line/Wi-Fi/Honey spot MKC, Bulk reversal related files. ● IT Resources of e-Office & dgma Website, CMC meeting Co-ordination 5 Shri Durgesh Sharma Upper Division Clerk s.durgesh@gov.in 02225711210 +91- 7679869088 ● e-Samundra and e- Examination Projects. ● Strategic Advisors Meeting of EIC, CEC (dgma), CEC (MoPSW). ● Consultants Payments, E&Y, PMU on boarding, e- Migrate File. ● Coordination of all meetings. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 89 6 Gaurav Kumar Meena Upper Division Clerk gauravmeena.dgs@gov.in 9968975192 ● Hiring of resources from NICSI. ● GRM+MTT+RPSL Module ● AMC of VC and All license procurements ● Resources for CPP and GeM ● Honeypot/Cyber Security/Network System Audit/IT/Hardware Procurements. 7 Shri Amar R. Rewale Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) ● Attached with IT and e- Governance Branch. 8 Miss Pallavi Padwal Data Entry Operator (DEO) ● Attached with IT and e- Governance Branch. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 90 9 Abhishek Kumawat Creative Head/Visualizer abhishek.kumawat@immortal- technologies.com 9672067114 ● Attached with IT and e- Governance Branch. 10 Kasish Chandwani Content Writer kashish.chandwani@immortal- technologies.com ● Attached with IT and e- Governance Branch. 11 Sushil Pandurang Pawar Video Editor sushil.pawar@immortal- technologies.com ● Attached with IT and e- Governance Branch. 12 Shaikh Nasir Husain Mehmood Husain Programme Manager support-dgswebsite@nic.in 9975996545 ● dgma Website maintenance. ● NIC Technical support. ● VPN Support 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 91 13 Pankaj Yashwante Project Manager eoffice-dgs@nic.in ● eOffice and eHRMS support. ● NIC/Gov email technical support. ● eOffice server management. ● SPARROW support. 14 Satish Manohar Birhade Server Engineer support.dgseoffice@gov.in ● eOffice and eHRMS support. ● NIC/Gov email technical support. ● eOffice server management. 15 Aniket Jagan Pawar Support Engineer support.dgseoffice@gov.in ● eOffice and eHRMS support. ● NIC/Gov email technical support. 16 Shri Dinesh Vishwakarma Support Engineer dinesh.1189@gmail.com Mob.8691987118 ● Desktop and Network support. ● Windows software maintains ● System troubles hooting and maintenance. ● Installation and updating software package. ● Manage video 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 92 conferencing / online meeting. 17 Mr . Ramdas Jadhav Support Engineer ramdas_jadhav@hotmail.com Mob. 9969160875 ● Desktop and Network support. ● Windows software maintains ● System troubles hooting and maintenance. ● Installation and updating software package. ● Manage video conferencing / online meeting. 18 Shri Devendra Jaiswar Support Engineer dev@procomindia.com Mob: 7021525855 ● Video Conferencing, Testing, Technical issue supporting and maintaining etc. ● Conference room booking in-charge. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 93 19 Shri Omkar Sakpal Support Engineer osakpal115@gmail.com Mob: 9321729600 ● Video Conferencing, Testing, Technical issue supporting and maintaining etc. ● Conference room booking in-charge. 20 Shri Loknath Shroff Project Lead egovernance-dgs@gov.in Tel. No. : 022- 25752038 ● AMC for e-Governance Project. 21 Shri Nagakrishna Murthy Software Engineer egovernance-dgs@gov.in Tel. No. : 022- 25752038 ● AMC for e-Governance Project. 22 Ms. Hrutuja Rajesh Ghadi Software Engineer egovernance-dgs@gov.in Tel. No. : 022- 25752038 ● AMC for e-Governance Project. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 94 23 Venkatesh Naidu Software Engineer vnaidu@arisimaulation.com Tel. No. : 022- 25752038 ● AMC for e-Governance Project. 24 Neeraj Gupta Software Engineer neerajgupta@arisimulation.com Tel. No. : 022- 25752038 ● AMC for e-Governance Project. 25 Shri Maram Rammohan Project Director maram_rammohan@cms.co.in ● Project Director for dgma eSamudra Project, overseeing end-to-end execution, coordination and successful delivery of all project components. 26 Shri Sachin Khandagale Additional Project Manager Email. sachin_khandagale@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 8830692356 Project Manager for the e- Samudra project management and implementation support. 2. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 95 27 Shri Atul Sabhajeet Pandey Sr. Business Analyst atul_pandey@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 8767330339 Senior Business Analyst for e-Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 28 Shri Gaurav Raisoni Sr. Business Analyst gaurav_raisoni@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 9730158586 Senior Business Analyst for e-Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 29 Ms. Monika Singh Sr. Business Analyst monika_singh@cms.co.in Senior Business Analyst for e-Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 30 Shri Chintamani Tejas Dilip Business Analyst tejas_chintamani@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 89834 58722 Business Analyst for e- Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 96 31 Shri Mukesh Kumar Dangi Mobile App Specialist mukeshkumar_dangi@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 9691043642 Mobile Application Specialist (Android/iOS) for e-Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 32 Shri Sateesh Kumar Vakada Change Management Specialist / Trainer sateeshkumar_vakada@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 9885988458 Change Management Specialist/Trainer for e- Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 33 Shri Imran Usman Shaikh Change Management Specialist / Trainer imran_shaikh@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 7045896296 Specialist – Training & Change Management for e- Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 34 Shri Numan Hassan Data Center Specialist/AWS numan_hassan@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 7289060331 Data Center Specialist/AWS Cloud Administrator for e- Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 97 35 Shri Mahesh Jeevan Gaikwad Sr. MySQL Database Administrator/DB Expert mahesh_gaikwad@cms.co.in Phone#: 91- 8055089905 ● Sr. MySQL Database Administrator/ Database Expert for e-Samudra project at DG Shipping Office, Mumbai. 36 Ms. Harshada Tondilkar Helpdesk Support Lead ● Lead to manage the Helpdesk Support activities for eSamudra Project based out in dgma Office, Mumbai 37 Ms. Ashly Saji Helpdesk Support ● Helpdesk Support to manage the Helpdesk Support activities for eSamudra Project based out in MMD Office, Kochi. 38 Shri Umesh Ranjit Helpdesk Support Helpdesk Support to manage the Helpdesk Support activities for eSamudra Project based out in MMD Office, Kolkata 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 98 39 Shri Prithivraj Ramasami Helpdesk Support ● Helpdesk Support to manage the Helpdesk Support activities for eSamudra Project based out in MMD Office , Chennai. 40 Shri Sunil Verma Senior Manager verma.radheshyam@in.ey.com ● Domain Expert/ Functional Consultant/ Project Manager 41 Shri Kunal Vaval Senior Consultant kunal.vaval@in.ey.com ● Senior ERP/ Application Development Expert 42 Shri Aparna Bhat Consultant Aparna.bhat@in.ey.com ● Cyber Security Expert 2. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 99 43 Shri Payal Behera Consultant payal.behera@in.ey.com ● Project Management 44 Shri Anirudha Biswas Consultant anirudha.biswas@in.ey.com ● Project Management 45 Shri Debashis Dutta Senior Consultant debashis.dutta1@in.ey.com ● Technical Consultant 2 46 Shri Prateek Joshi Consultant prateek.joshi@in.ey.com ● Process Consultant 1 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 100 47 Shri Yoganand Shanmogham Senior Manager yoganand.shanmogham@in.ey.com ● Senior Manager 48 Shri Aditya Abhishek Consultant aditya.abhishek@in.ey.com ● Maritime Expert 49 Shri Vaishakhan K.V. Consultant vaishakhan.kv@in.ey.com ● Project Manager 50 Shri Pranav Udayaraj Consultant m.pranav.udayaraj@in.ey.com ● Technical Consultant 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 101 51 Shri Sagnik Ghosh Jr. procurement advisor jr.procureadv-dgs@gov.in Ext: 390 + 91 8961176411 Procurement related activities for the entire dgma and allied offices. 52 Shri Deep Jyoti Saikia Jr. procurement advisor Jr.procureadv1-dgs@gov.in Ext: 389 + 91 8638267125 * Managed end-to-end procurement of goods, services, consultancy, and works in compliance with GFR 2017, Government procurement manuals, and applicable guidelines. * Prepared and managed procurement documents including procurement plans, EOIs, RFPs, tender documents, bid evaluations, LoIs, work orders, purchase orders, and contracts. * Conducted procurement through GeM and CPPP, including bid publication, technical and financial evaluation, contract award, and vendor/contract management. * Provided procurement 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 102 advisory support, developed SOPs and evaluation frameworks, and ensured compliance, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and audit readiness. 53 Bhanu Pratap Singh Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 14 seeed14-dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 022- 65860134 Extn. 334 +91-9897788467 SEEED for IT & E- Governance Branch 12. IT & E-GOVERNANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 103 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH The Merchant Shipping Law (MSL) Branch plays a critical role in shaping, maintaining, and updating the legal and policy framework governing the Indian shipping industry. It serves as the legal and international affairs arm of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration and is involved in a broad range of activities, from national legislation to international cooperation. Comparative study of the legal system in case of any new rule and law, Analysis and commentary on Draft Cabinet Note and Draft Act/rules and Policy of the Government of India. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Ash Mohomad Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration amohd-dgs@nic.in 25752025 DDG (MSL) is handling all referral matters on legal aspects based on the Merchant Shipping Act pertaining to all branches of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (dgma) and its allied and subordinate offices, as and when required. DDG (MSL) also provides legal opinions, comments, inputs and suggestions on draft Cabinet Notes and other draft Bills/legislations received from other Ministries/Departments. In addition, DDG (MSL) 2is responsible for examining, vetting and processing matters relating to the Merchant Shipping Rules and the Coastal Shipping Rules, which are presently under process. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 104 2 Shri Sandeep Awasthi Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration sawasthi-dgs@gov.in 25752054 +91- 9757447608 Supervision and control of the respective staff working under them 3 Shri Naresh Kumar Shanker Assistant shanker-dgs@gov.in Ex-276 +91- 7506086271 Processes files relating to providing legal advice and assistance to other branches of dgma, including processing of draft Cabinet Notes/Bills (DCN/Bill) of dgma/MoPSW as well as those received from other Ministries. Processes matters 4relating to the Merchant Shipping Act, Coastal Shipping Act, and the Merchant Shipping Rules and Coastal Shipping Rules framed under the relevant Acts, including matters concerning the National Shipping Board, Maritime National Law University (MNLU), internship cases, and the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS). Updates Acts and Rules on the Sagarmathan Portal and monitors court case updates made by the concerned Nodal Officers. Issues letters/emails to Nodal Officers for 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 105 timely updation of all data relating to court cases on the Sagarmathan and LIMBS Portals. Processes RTI matters and public grievances, prepares RTI replies, and provides inputs/material for Monthly D.O. reports, RTI statements, and other miscellaneous information sought by internal branches of dgma. Monitors and maintains court case details in coordination with allied and subordinate offices through the LIMBS Portal and the Sagarmathan Portal. Processes Hindi-related work, including preparation of Hindi Quarterly Reports, and attends to all other miscellaneous matters pertaining to the MSL Branch. 4 Shri Vivek Joy Advocate adv.vivekjoy@gmail.com Legal Support for documents. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 106 5 Shri Aditya Prakash Team Lead (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) aditya.rao@plrchambers.com +91- 8800601360 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 6 Ms. Shreya Ramakrishnan Counsel (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) shreya.ramakrishnan@plrchambers.com +91- 9599485171 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 7 Ms. Tanya Chandra Senior Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) tanya.chandra@plrchambers.com +91- 9599485172 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 107 8 Ms. Rhythma Kaul Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) rhythma.kaul@plrchambers.com +91- 8800899943 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 9 Ms. Sunidhi Sawhney Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) sunidhi.sawhney@plrchambers.com +91- 9871655579 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 10 Shri Aditya Pandey Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) aditya.pandey@plrchambers.com +91- 8800899940 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 108 11 Shri Madhav Maira Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) madhav.maira@plrchambers.com +91- 8800899941 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 12 Shri Atul Raj Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) atul.raj@plrchambers.com +91- 8800592409 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 13 Ms. Kirti Dhoke Associate (Legal Consultant - PLR Chambers) kirti.dhoke@plrchambers.com +91- 8800899942 Attached to and supervised by the MSL Branch, offering legal support by: 1. Advising on legislative interpretation under the Merchant Shipping Act and related laws. 2. Vetting rules and other subordinate legislation. 3. Supporting regulatory implementation through legal inputs. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 109 14 Shri Rajath K U Legal Consultant(NALS AR) msl.consultant-dgs@govconsultant.nic.in +91- 7848014809 Assigned to Nautical Wing for Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 rules drafting, along with any legal related matters and also legal policy papers & research work. 15 Ms. Pooja Jayeshkumar Vakani Legal Consultant (NALSAR) msl.consultant- dgs1@govconsultant.nic.in Assigned to the Nautical Wing for drafting rules under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and for handling related legal matters, including legal policy papers and research work. 16 Ms Anindita Das Legal Consultant (NALSAR) aninditad3@gmail.com +91- 6292192223 Attached to dgma Crew branch: Rules making under the MSA 2025, Court cases, Crew Manual, SoPs. 17 Ms. Lisa Zachariah Legal Consultant nautic.lglintern-dgs@gov.in Attached to Nautical Wing and to the Maritime security branch for legal matters , Drafting rules under Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, etc. 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 110 18 Rehana Dhawade Maritime Legal Consultant trg.legalconsultant@gov.in Ex-284 Provide legal opinion and advisory assistance in all legal matters of the Directorate. 19 Ms. Shikha Sain Maritime Legal Consultant msl.consultant3-dgs@gov.in +91- 8454867185 Provide legal assistance at MSL branch 20 Aditya Kanuparthi Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) msl.consultant4-dgs@gov.in +91- 9000655085 Providing Legal Assistance 13. MERCANTILE MARINE LAW BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 111 14.MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR (MTO) BRANCH Deals with the registration of Multimodal Transport Operators under the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, checking of fraudulent operation of MTOs, formulation of policies for smoothening the international trade in promotion of exports, etc. Sr. No. Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Dr. Sudhir S. Kohakade, IRS Dy. Director general of Maritime Administration sudhir.kohakade@gov.in 022- 25752012 +91- 8080470877 Head of MTO Branch 2 Shri Shailendra Kale Upper Division Clerk kale-dgs@nic.in 022- 25752041, Extn.338 8898932734 1. MTO Registration/Renewal. 2. Change of name and address of registered companies. 3. Parliament Questions. 4. RTI Appeal/RTI Report. 5. Public Grievances received through PG Portal. 6. DO letters 7. VIP References. 8. Complaints against shipping line raised by individual/exporters/importers. 8. Hindi Quaterly Report/ Monthly DO letter. 9. RTI Request. 10. Handling the court cases. 14. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR (MTO) BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 112 3 Ms. Liza Kailash Dakua Data Entry Operator deo.mto- dgs@govcontractor.nic.in 022- 25752053356 Data entry related work. 14. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR (MTO) BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 113 15.MARITIME TRAINING TRUST Maritime Training Trust was settled by the dgma in consultation with INSA in the year 2004. MTT looks after the activities related to the Tonnage Tax Scheme and INDOS Cell. Sr. No. Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri R. S. Kabra CEO ceomtt-dgs@gov.in 022 25752049 9869249327 1. Overall monitoring of MTT 2. Investment of surplus funds 2 Mrs. Sonali Deshpande EO ttc-dgs@nic.in 022 25752049 9224285720 1. Tonnage tax work 2. Day to day monitoring of INDOS Cell 3. MTT Accounts 3 Mrs. Monica Dalvi Office Assistant monicaadalvi@gmail.com 9920648846 Establishment work like handling of day to day banking work and processing of applications related to Passport update 15. MARITIME TRAINING TRUST
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 114 4 Mr. Rajesh Utekar Office Assistant rajeshutekar12345@gmail.com 8451992861 Mail revert on INDOS queries, Updation of Seafarer Profile and MTT Accounts work 5 Ms. Monica Landge Office Assistant monika.0558@gmail.com 9664144140 Processing of applications related to Passport update and Helping EO in tonnage tax matters 6 Mrs. Vandana Parab Office Assistant vandanaparab1966@gmail.com 8291827180 Processing of applications related to Passport update and processing applications related to Change of Signature 7 Mrs. Pranaya Sule Office Assistant pranaya.asolkar@gmail.com 9619455105 Processing of applications related to Change of Photo and Corrections in Seafarer Profile 8 Mrs. Archana Joshi Office Assistant a.a.joshi1979@gmail.com 9833567565 Processing of applications related to Correction in Seafarer Profile and MTT Accounts Work 15. MARITIME TRAINING TRUST
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 115 16.MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING The Directorate General of Maritime Administration administers the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, covering all matters related to shipping, policy, and legislation. Its responsibilities include implementing various international conventions on safety, pollution prevention, and other mandatory regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It also promotes maritime education and training, conducts examinations and certification, supports the development of Indian shipping and augmentation of shipping tonnage, and fosters the growth of coastal shipping, the sailing vessel industry, and related sectors. Additionally, it supervises allied offices to ensure their effective functioning. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Capt. S.I. Abul Kalam Azad Nautical Advisor – cum-Addl. DG (Nautical) [In-Charge] abulkalam.azad-dgs@gov.in 022 25752009, Extn.211 9869064561 • Head of the Nautical Wing certifies seafarers through examinations for Masters and Mates. • Supervise the registration of ships and maintain the Central Register. • Investigate maritime accidents and casualties and examine related reports and proceedings. • Inspect ship safety equipment to ensure compliance with regulations. • Oversee compliance with manning requirements and cargo-related safety standards. • Coordinate air-sea search and rescue operations. • Approve the use and development of indigenous safety equipment for Indian ships. • Manage and guide the training of nautical personnel in the Merchant Navy. • Represent India in international maritime bodies and ensure compliance with international maritime conventions. • Handle matters related to shipwrecks 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 116 and salvage operations. • Grant statutory dispensations for Masters, Mates, and Radio Officers where appropriate. • Oversee safety radio and telegraph surveys, including their extensions abroad. 2 Capt. Vikram Manhas Deputy Nautical Advisor- cum-Sr. DDG (Tech.) Vikram.manhas@gov.in 022- 25752047, Extn.215 NA • Maritime Security Branch -Branch Head • STCW-EAC Branch-Nautical-Branch head-Signing of certificate on behalf of CEMM and policy matter • International cooperation and IMO meetings engagements • Ship Registration and Indian tonnage augmentation - Policy matters • Safety of Navigation and Carriage of cargoes-Policy matters • Offshore safety-Policy matters 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 117 3 Capt. Nitin Mukesh Deputy Nautical Advisor- cum-Sr. DDG (Tech.) n.mukesh@gov.in 022- 25752030, Extn.245 9883280303 • BoPS/ISPS/Security /Maritime Health – Branch Head • Matter pertaining to SOLAS Chapter III, Chapter XI-2 (LSA, ISPS) • LSA Dispensation related & In-charge • NSPC-In charge • Management Representative (QMS) • RTI/Grievance 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 118 4 Capt. Harinder Singh Nautical Surveyor-&- DDG(Tech.) singh.harinder@gov.in – 022- 25752063, Extn. 216 NA • Maritime casualty investigation and Emergency Response – Branch head. • LRIT-DGCOMM, MMDAC-Branch head • Matter pertaining to Chapter 1 XI-1 (Casualty) • Matters pertaining to wreck and salvage • LRIT & related dispensation • Coordination during ETV deployment & Cyclones around Indian Coast • WMU Matters • Nodal officer for IOPC Fund 1992 • International Co-operation and IMO meeting engagements • Matter related to coordination within the Nautical Wing & dgma Wings 5 Capt. Ravi Sikarwar Nautical Surveyor- cum- DDG [Tech.] ravi.sikarwar@gov.in 022- 25752061, Extn.218 9833975481 • Matter pertaining to STCW • EAC Matters including Certification- • signing of certificate on behalf of Dy.NA • Safe Manning & related dispensation • HSC Training & Certification • Offshore safety • Polar Water Safety • Matters pertaining to SOLAS Chapter lll • Any other matter as instructed by NA (l/c. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 119 6 Capt. Mahadev Dhandhiya Nautical Surveyor- cum-DDG (Tech.) Mdhandhiya-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752061, Extn : 218 9699841581 • Training, Examination, Assessment and Certification of seafarers under STCW & STCW F • EAC Matters including Certification- signing of certificate of behalf of Dy.NA • Maritime Single Window • FAL convention • Official Language implementation 7 Capt. Bipin Kumar Nautical Surveyor- cum-DDG (Tech.) Bipin.kumar-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752028, Extn : 348 9867002698 • Matters pertaining to SOLAS Chapter III (LSA) and Dispensation under LSA rules • NSPC • BoPS/ISPS • Medical standards of seafarers and approval of medical examiners • Matter pertaining to MLC • MARPOL related matter (operational) • Maritime Knowledge Cluster project (To support Capt. Harinder Singh, NS) • Maritime Security 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 120 8 Shri Balunkeshore Mohapatra Senior Radio Surveyor- cum- Assistant Director General mohapatra.balu@gov.in 022- 25752044, Extn : 225 8450960215 • Matters related to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and World Radio Conference (WRC). • Matters related to Ministry of Communications (For licensing, examination, syllabus etc..). • Implementation of Radio Regulation and SOLAS Convention in Indian waters. • Promulgation of Maritime Safety Information in Indian waters in consultation with NHO. • Matters pertaining to Global Maritime Distress and safety system (Radio Communications SOLAS- Ch-IV) and SOLAS Ch-XI-1. • Matters pertaining to GMDSS Examination and updating of course syllabus (GOC & ROC). • Matters related to EPIRB/SART Service station –Certification & Inspection. • Allotment of MMSI & Call sign series to MMDs for fishing vessels/Inland Vessels/Coastal vessels. • Allotment of MMSI to AtoN buoys (physical, virtual and mobile unit). • Assignment of MMSI & Call sign to Govt. vessels (Indian Navy/Coast Guard/Customs/Maritime Police etc. • Approval of GMDSS & AIS retrofit plans for Passenger ships. • RTI for Nautical wing. • Ship Registry matters and Record keeping for Central Registration of ships. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 121 9 Shri Sumit Kumar Sr. Private Secretary to Nautical Advisor (I/c) sumit-dgs@nic.in, pstona- dgs@nic.in 022- 25752009, Extn : 212 9905908888 • Attending Phone calls, Emails, appointments, TA bills, drafting letter, D.O. letters, and note. • e-Procurement related work (2nd Custodian) • Preparing of Minutes of the Meeting/ D.O. Letters. • Monitoring of coordination branch related issue/reply. • Any other work as assigned by NA(I/c)/Dy.NA. • Additional Work Work related to website updation as per office order no. 125 of 2024. 10 Ms. Shriya Khelurkar Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 4 SEEED4- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in NA NA • Providing strategic support to the boards members of National Shipping Board (NSB), aligned with national maritime objectives and board agendas. • Assisting in data collation, and insight generation to support policy formulation in NSB on various matters in Shipping Industry. • Preparing technical reports, internal briefs, and high-level presentations for Nautical team and NSB. • Functioning as a seed resource to strengthen the department’s capacity for project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 122 11 Ms. Mehar Kalra Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 8 SEEED8- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in NA NA • Casualty + Nautical • Providing strategic support to the Casualty Branch under the Nautical Wing, aligned with national maritime objectives and project priorities. • Assisting in data collation, analytics, and insight generation to support policy formulation and operational planning. • Preparing technical reports, internal briefs, and high-level presentations for decision-makers and inter-departmental coordination. • Functioning as a seed resource to strengthen the department’s capacity for project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation. 12 Shri Madhav Damodar Patil Assistant madhav.patil-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752041, Extn.246 8652690051 • Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) • Casualty • Wreck removal, SalvageNav • LRIT, DG Comm • IOPC and WMU Matter • NMSAR, IMSBC,IMDG, VGM (method 1 &2) • Cargo related matter misc matter • Dispensation & Safe Manning • Single Voyage and Towing Permission • Port Entry Rules • Parliament Question/Audit/Court Case/RTI/ Budget • Arrangement of the Meeting • INCOIS and Maritime Knowledge Cluster • Work as assigned by the Branch Officer (Dy.NA &NS) 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 123 13 Shri Amol Deorao Raut Assistant amolraut-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752041, Extn.330 9960651049 • Life Saving Appliances (LSA) • Insurance • NSPC • BoPS/ISPS 14 Shri Rahul Upper Division Clerk NA 022- 25752041, Extn.220 7838797819 • Examination & COC issuance matters of Nautical Branch. • Maritime Security matters of MSB Branch 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 124 15 Shri Sandeep Puralkar Multi Tasking Staff nt-dgs@nic.in 022- 25752035, Extn.293 9867406158 • Attached with Nautical Wing 16 Mrs. Shifa shaikh LRIT Accountant shifakhan29@gmail.com 022- 25752035, Extn.214 NA • Examination related work as per instruction and supervision of NA(i/c) • Dealing with files of CDAC, ISRO, IMSO, DGLL, IRS, BSNL, Marine traffic, MM- DAC, Foreign inward payments, budget of LRIT department. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 125 17 Ms. Saniya Santosh Raut Data Entry Operator sanuraut7208@gmail.com 022- 25752035, Extn.215 NA • Attached with Capt. Vikaram Manhas, Dy. NA 18 Ms. SHIVANI DILIP RAUT Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.218 NA • Examination related work • Attached with Capt. Ravi Singh Sikarwar, NS 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 126 19 Ms. SNEHA GANESH AMTE Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.218 NA • Casualty Branch • Attached with Ravi Singh Sikarwar, NS 20 Ms. Pooja Utekar Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.245 NA • Nautical Exam Branch (e-office file work) 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 127 21 Ms. Ashwini Karkare Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.245 NA • Attached with Capt. Nitin Mukesh, Dy. NA 22 Shri Prashant Prakash Nimbare Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.388 NA • Examination related work 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 128 23 Ms. Mrunali Mahesh Shirodkar Data Entry Operator nt-dgs@nic.in NA NA • Nautical Exam Branch and assist Capt. Ravi Singh Sikarwar, NS 24 Ms. Meenakshi Ashok Polleyi Data Entry Operator nt-dgs@nic.in NA NA • Nautical Exam Branch. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 129 25 Ms. Darshika Vinod Mishra Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.388 NA • Examination related work • Attached with Capt. Ravi Singh Sikarwar, NS 26 Ms. Khan Sher Banu Aleem Raza Data Entry Operator khansaher1999.@gmail.com 022- 25752035, Extn.216 NA • Attached with Capt. Harinder, Nautical Surveyor 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 130 27 Mrs. Renuka Nishant Kadechkar Data Entry Operator renukabiredar2024@gmail.com 022- 25752035, Extn.388 NA • To look after the role of LDC • Attached with Capt. Ravi Singh Sikarwar, NS 28 Ms. Smruti Priyadarshini Swain Data Entry Operator NA NA NA • Attached with Capt. Ravi Sinhg Sikarwar, NS 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 131 29 Ms. Sheetal Data Entry Operator NA NA NA • Attached with Capt. Harinder, NS /Shri Patil, Assistant 30 Ms. Rutika Hate Executive Assistant NA NA NA • Attached with Shri Mohapatra, SRS 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 132 31 Ms. Priyanka Samresh Surve Multi- Tasking Staff (MTS) NA : 022- 25752010, Extn. 202 & 388 NA • Attached with Shri B. Mohapatra, Sr. Radio Surveyor 32 Shri Shubham Jain Project Manager shubham_jain@cms.co.in NA 7507537053 • Geospatial, BoPS, ISPS, NSPC, LSA, MAMSG, QMS, MSW and MSW 2.0 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 133 33 Shri Arinut Sharma Project Manager arinutsharma- dgs@outlook.com NA 7006767610 • MSW, Geospatial, BoPS, ISPS, NSPC, LSA, MAMSG, QMS, MSW 2.0 34 Ms. Ruchita Ram Project Manager ruchita.ram-dgs@outlook.com NA 9702876654 • Geospatial, BoPS, ISPS, NSPC, LSA, MAMSG, QMS, MSW and MSW 2.0 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 134 35 Mr. Manneck Vesuna Legal Assistant nautic.lglassit1-dgs@gov.in NA NA • Attached with Nautical Wing. 36 Ms. Deeksha Kathayat Legal Assistant nautic.lglassit2-dgs@gov.in NA Phone No.: 8779258584 • Attached with Nautical Wing. 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 135 37 Mr. Ujjwal Ranjan Legal Assistant nautic.lglassit3-dgs@gov.in NA NA • Attached with Nautical Wing. 38 Ms. Pooja Vakani Legal Intern Email : poojavakani1480@gmail.com NA NA • LSA Amendment • Medical Examination Rule • Show Cause Notice and Legal Drafting 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 136 39 Ms. Ayusha Naresh sawant Data Entry Operator NA 022- 25752035, Extn.218 NA Attached with Capt. Bipin Kumar, NS 16. MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 137 17.MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING Naval Architecture wing addresses all matters related to ship construction aspects under the SOLAS and MARPOL Conventions, the International Convention on Load Lines, and the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement. It also includes responsibilities pertaining to seafarer accommodation and arrangements, as well as vessel subdivision, intact and damage stability, structural fire protection, ventilation, and means of escape. Additionally, it covers the survey and certification of passenger vessels. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Pradeep Sudhakar Chief Ship Surveyor pradeepsk-dgs@gov.in 022- 25752006, Extn.234 9388539955 Naval Architecture Wing’s Day to day activities and execution of all delegated powers of CSS as CSS (i/C) Shipping Development Branch IMO Web-administrator Handling of all Maritime Safety Committee and other Sub-committee matters of IMO meetings ISM and ISPS audits, MLC inspections matter pertaining to Naval Architecture Wing. Development of policies for Flag state implementation of IMO Conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL, Tonnage, CLOREG etc. Issuance of Executive Orders and framing and updating of rules under various IMO Conventions/ Merchant Shipping Act. Preparing the policies and guidelines for monitoring of Recognized Organizations Development of policies for Port state and Flag State inspection Evaluation of Accident and Casualty 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 138 investigation reports Approving authority of plans and documents for ships (Cargo and Passenger ships) such as Structural plans Trim and Stability booklet, crew accommodation plans, structural fire protection, tonnage computations etc. Processing of various exemptions required from the rule requirements. Examination of Port State Control/Flag State Inspection reports and follow up action with owners/IMO/ Classification Societies. Examination of class reports/safety construction survey reports concerning hull and load line matters and follow up action. All matters relating to IOMOU Secretariat on Port State Control matters 2 Shri Nebu Oommen Dy. Chief Surveyor-cum- Sr.DDG (Tech.) nebu.oommen@gov.in 022- 25752050, Extn.244 9819426229 Examination of Plans and Documents for Passenger vessels New construction surveys and certification matter of passenger vessel International Maritime Organization (IMO) – Attending meetings, implementing Conventions, Codes, Circulars and Guidelines, relevant to Naval Architecture Wing All matters relating to construction, stability, structural fire protection, escape, ventilation etc emanating from IMO Conventions like SOLAS, MARPOL and their mandatory Codes 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 139 All matters dealing with seafarer accommodation and arrangements All matters pertaining to International Convention of Load line All matters pertaining to International Convention of Tonnage Measurement All matters pertaining to International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk Technical support to Shipping Development branch for review of foreign ship’s survey and certification towards issuance of Trading License Represent Directorate in the Technical Committee of the Recognized Organization Evaluation and issuance of exemptions permitted under Rules Review of Condition Assessment Scheme Survey requirements for Bulk Carriers and Tankers Review of Extension of Survey and Certificates Inputs to commerce ministry on imports, HSN Code and trade tariffs Parliamentary questions – Dealing with the questions relevant to Naval Arch Wing Conducting audits of member countries under IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) as an IMO approved auditor. 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 140 3 Shri Ravi Kumar Moka Ship Surveyor- cum-Deputy Director General (Tech.) ravi.k43@gov.in 022- 25752056, Extn.327 7358612893 Nodal officer for all matters related to Shipbuilding and Ship Repair activities Convener for shipbuilding and Ship Repair cell of DG Shipping Review of plans/documents for passenger vessels. Compliance with IMO conventions (SOLAS, MARPOL, etc.) on construction, stability, fire safety, ventilation, etc. All matters related to seafarer accommodation and arrangements. All matters related to International Load Line and Tonnage Conventions. Technical support for foreign ship surveys for Trading License issuance. Evaluation and granting of permissible exemptions under rules. Review of extension of Survey and certificates Review of Condition Assessment Scheme for bulk carriers and tankers. Review and approval of survey/certificate extensions. Member of Shipping Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Any other matters as assigned by CSS 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 141 4 Shri Nikhil Kumar Ship Surveyor- cum- DDG(Tech.) nikhil.kumar-dgs@gov.in Extn. No. 253 8800679397 1. Development & Implementation of Policies for the Promotion of Indian Flag using Statistical and analytical approach. 2. Development of MDI Portals: Ship Recycling portal, IMO Shadow portal, Swachh Sagar Portal 3. Perform Positional and Statistical analysis with support from onboarded consultancy. 4. Oversight aspects related to Shipbuilding. 5 Shri Ankur Anal Junior Ship Surveyor-cum- ADG (Tech) ankuranal.dgs@gov.in 022- 25752029, Extn. 7738076483 Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme Implementation. Co-ordination with ministry on Policy development for shipbuilding and repair matters, policy analysis and it’s reporting. Examination of Plans and Documents for Passenger vessels. Assistance to Casualty investigation. Co-ordination in MASS WG at IMO. Parliamentary questions – Dealing with the questions relevant to Naval Arch Wing. 6 Shri Anand Kumar Gupta Assistant anandgupta-dgs@gov.in 25752040, Extn. 233 +91- 9892200417 Dairying of daks received from Naval Architecture Wing Prepare Hindi Quarterly & Monthly Report Endorsement of EHS Report of the vessels Work related to naval Architecture Wing. 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 142 7 Shri Shriram Sr. Private Secretary shriram-dgs@gov.in 9920511726 Attached with Chief Ship Surveyor 8 Shri Anup Kumar Sahu Upper Division Clerk sahu-dgs@gov.in 8779838112 Dealing with the case /receipt received from Shipping Company/Branches/Ministry Dealing with e-office file process/In- principle/Financial approval of Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme. Dealing with the process of VIP references, Parliament Questions, RTI etc. Typing work related to Naval Architecture Wing. File process/ Maintain record of Plans and documents received from Shipping Company. Stamping and Prepare Sanction letter of Plans 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 143 9 Shri Manchidranath Gherde M.T.S mgherde.dgs@gov.in 9867696939 Attached with CSS office and Naval Arch Branch 10 Akshay S Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 5 seeed5- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 022- 65860125 Extn. 325 +91- 8714348044 Naval Architecture- Shipbuilding Cell 11 Amal Aloshie Vithayathil Indian Register of Shipping Surveyor (IRS - dgma) amal.aloshie@irclass.org 9847454357 Shipbuilding Cell and Technical Operations • Comprehensive Technical Portal Management: Providing technical oversight and support for the department’s comprehensive digital portal to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency. • Strategic Support to the Shipbuilding Cell: Assisting the Shipbuilding Cell in technical and project monitoring to ensure alignment with national maritime frameworks. • Onsite Stakeholder Engagement: Conducting technical shipyard visits to 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 144 promote government schemes and policies while identifying industry challenges and reporting critical stakeholder feedback to the CSS and Dy.CSS. • Departmental Operational Support: Providing day-to-day assistance to the department by executing tasks as assigned by the reporting officer. 12 Hariprasad R Indian Register of Shipping Surveyor (IRS - dgma) hariprasad.r@irclass.org 9790751770 Shipbuilding Cell and Technical Operations • Comprehensive Technical Portal Management: Providing technical oversight and support for the department’s comprehensive digital portal to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency. • Strategic Support to the Shipbuilding Cell: Assisting the Shipbuilding Cell in technical and project monitoring to ensure alignment with national maritime frameworks. • Onsite Stakeholder Engagement: Conducting technical shipyard visits to promote government schemes and policies while identifying industry challenges and reporting critical stakeholder feedback to the CSS and Dy.CSS. • Departmental Operational Support: Providing day-to-day assistance to the department by executing tasks as assigned by the reporting officer. 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 145 13 Rohit Tagade Indian Register of Shipping Surveyor(IRS - dgma) rohit.tagade@irclass.org 8454981957 Shipbuilding Cell and Technical Operations • Comprehensive Technical Portal Management: Providing technical oversight and support for the department’s comprehensive digital portal to enhance data integrity and operational efficiency. • Strategic Support to the Shipbuilding Cell: Assisting the Shipbuilding Cell in technical and project monitoring to ensure alignment with national maritime frameworks. • Onsite Stakeholder Engagement: Conducting technical shipyard visits to promote government schemes and policies while identifying industry challenges and reporting critical stakeholder feedback to the CSS and Dy.CSS. • Departmental Operational Support: Providing day-to-day assistance to the department by executing tasks as assigned by the reporting officer. 14 Amit Dethe Consultant amitdethe@kpmg.com 7218125201 Working as a Management consultant in KPMG. Total work experience of 6 years and currently as Assistant Manager. He has diverse experience of working as consultant in maritime sector, investment promotion and Comprehensive Technical Shipbuilding Portal development. 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 146 15 Anuj Gupta Subject Matter Expert anujgupta21@kpmg.com 8689891551 Working as a Subject matter Expert in the development of the Comprehensive Technical Shipbuilding Portal. Experience in the maritime sector as a senior consultant of 20 years of experience. 17. MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WING
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 147 18.NMDC CELL Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Sunil Laxman Hinukale Dealing Assistant nmdc- dgs@nic.in 9619941151 1. Dealing in all types of work related to celebrate Four events of NMDC every year. 2. Handling accounting and banking related works. 2 Shri Arun J. Amberkar MTS nmdc- dgs@nic.in 9819382784 All MTS related work. 18. NMDC CELL
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 148 19.राजभाषा अनुभाग With the enforcement of the Constitution on 26th January 1950, Hindi became the Official Language of the Union of India. According to Article 343 of the Constitution. The Government of India has been making continuous efforts for the progressive use of Hindi. Implementation of Presidential orders and other various orders of the Government, the Official Language Act, Resolution, Official Language Rules, etc. are being executed by this Branch. Sr. No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 डॉ. सुधीर एस कोहकड़े भा.रा.स़े. Dr. Sudhir Kohakade, IRS उप नौवहन महाननद़ेशक DDG sudhir.kohakade@gov.in 022- 25752012 800470877s • संघ की राजभाषा नहंदी संबंधी नीनि और योजनाओं का कायाान्वयन संबंधी मागादशान:। नहंदी भाषा को बढावा द़ेऩे और उसकी प्र चार -प्रसार क़े निए बनाई गई नीनियों और योजनाओं का कायाान्वयन सुनननिि करना। • ननद़ेशािय क़े राजभाषा अनुभाग का प्र शासन • अंिर-अनुभागीय समन्वय 19. राजभाषा अनुभाग
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 149 2श्र ी विमलेन्द्र पाल व िं ह भदौररया Shri Vimlendra Pal Singh Bhadauria उप वनदेशक ( िं युक्त वनदेशक की एिज में) Deputy Director (Against the post of Joint Director) ई-मेल: bhadauria- dgs@gov.in फोन निं: 022- 25752023, Extn.280 • अंग्ऱेजी स़े नहंदी िथा नहंदी स़े अंग्ऱेजी अनुवाद की नवधीक्षा। • राजभाषा अनधननयम, प्र ावधान , राजभाषा स़े संबंनधि आद़ेशों आनद स़े ननद़ेशािय क़े अनधकाररयों िथा कमाचाररयों को अवगि कराना। • राजभाषा कायाान्व यन सनमनि की बैठकों का संचािन िथा उनमें निए गए ननर्ायों का कायाान्व यन। • राजभाषा की प्र गामी प्र गनि स़े संबंनधि निमाही प्र गनि ररपोर्ा का संकिन िथा सम़ेकन। • ननद़ेशािय क़े संबद्ध / अधीनस्थ / कायााियों िथा अनुभागों का राजभाषा संबंधी ननरीक्षर्। • संसदीय राजभाषा सनमनि द्व ारा ननद़ेशािय और इसक़े संबद्ध / अधीनस्थ कायााियों का नहंदी प्र योग संबंधी ननरीक्षर् । • नहंदी कायाशािा और नवश़ेष कायाशािा / राजभाषा स़ेनमनार • नहंदी पखवाड़े व नहंदी प्र नियोनगिाओं का आयोजन । • नराकास स़े संबंनधि काया और उक्ि की बैठक में प्र निभानगिा । • नहंदी अनुभाग का प्र शासननक काया । • नवनभन्न मंत्राियों और नवभागों स़े प्र ाप्ि नवनभन्न पत्र - पनत्रकाओं आनद की समीक्षा कर उन्हें पत्र निखना । • नहंदी पदों को भऱे जाऩे क़े संबंध में ननयनमि रू प स़े कारावाई करना । • अनुभाग स़े संबंनधि बजर् बना कर प्रस् िु ि करना । • ननद़ेशािय िथा संबद्ध अधीनस्थ कायााियों क़े अनधकाररयों िथा कमाचाररयों का नहंदी प्र नशक्षर् । • अनधकाररयों और कमाचाररयों ह़ेिु नहंदी प्र नशक्षर् का रोस्र् र िैयार करवाना और उसका अद्यिनीकरर्। 19. राजभाषा अनुभाग
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 150 • नहंदी सिाहकार सनमनि की बैठक की ररपोर्ा िैयार करना िथा सनमनि में निए गए ननर्ायों पर कारावाई । • वानषाक मूलयांकन ररपोर्ा िैयार करना । • संसदीय राजभाषा सनमनि क़े राजभाषा संबंधी ननरीक्षर् संबंधी कायाक्रम में प्र निभानगिा । • गृह मंत्रािय , भारि सरकार िथा पोि पररवहन मंत्रािय द्व ारा समय-समय पर नौवहन महाननद़ेशािय क़े राजभाषा संबंधी ननरीक्षर् का काया संपन्न करवाना िथा उस पर अनुविी कारावाई करना। • संघ की राजभाषा क़े प्र चार -प्रसार ह़ेिु नवनभन्न प्र ोत्सा हन योजनाओं को कायाान्वन्वि करना िथा जांच नबन्दु ओं का अनुपािन सुनननिि करवाना । • नहंदी क़े प्र गामी प्र योग ह़ेिु नवनभन्न स् वैन्व िक संगठनों स़े पत्राचार करना । • राजभाषा ननयम 10(4) क़े अंिगाि ननद़ेशािय क़े संबद्ध / अधीनस्थ कायााियों को अनधसूनचि करवाना। • राजभाषा ननयम 8(4) क़े अंिगाि नहंदी में प्र वीर्िा प्र ाप्ि अनधकाररयों और कमाचाररयों द्व ारा काया नहंदी में नकया जाना सुनननिि करवाना । • सूचना का अनधकार अनधननयम स़े संबंनधि जानकारी मांग़े जाऩे पर उपिब्ध करवाना । • संघ की राजभाषा नीनि क़े कायाान्व यन स़े संबंनधि अन्य काया । • उप नौवहन महाननद़ेशक / नौवहन महाननद़ेशक द्व ारा समय – समय पर बिाए गए अन्य काया । 19. राजभाषा अनुभाग
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 151 20.PERSONNEL BRANCH Deals with all personnel matters of Group ‘A’ & B Gazetted’ Officers of DG Shipping and allied offices and Group ‘B’-Non-Gazetted and Group ‘C’ establishments of DG Shipping, framing of Recruitment Rules, recruitment, promotion, confirmation, retirement of officers and staff, maintenance of service books and confidential reports of staff, etc. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Deependra Singh Bisen Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration singh.deependra@gov.in 022- 25752015 Extn.271 9425412001 Head of the Office 2 Shri P L Muthu Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration muthu.pl@gov.in 022- 65860065 Extn. 265 9029623894 Supervision and control of the respective staff working under them 19. राजभाषा अनुभाग20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 152 3 Shri Naveen Kundu Upper Division Clerk naveen.kri@gov.in 8053507003 ● All personal matters related to Group 'A' & 'B’ (Gazetted - Non-Technical) officials of this Directorate. ● Miscellaneous matter related to Group 'A' & 'B’ (Gazetted) officials of this Directorate. ● LTC, GPF, leave application, Tuition fee, Leave encashment etc. related to Gr. A, B officials. ● All personal matters related to MTS staff. ● Procurement related matters including hiring of outsourced Manpower in the Directorate. ● Budget/Audit 4 Shri Deepak Kumar Upper Division Clerk kumar.depak89@gov.in 9097084069 ● All personnel matters of Nautical Wing and RO Sails. ● Maintain and regularly update the APAR and IPR. ● LTC, GPF, leave application, Tuition fee, Leave encashment etc. to Gr. A officials of Nautical Wing 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 153 5 Shri Kuldeep Singh Upper Division Clerk singh.kuldeep53@gov.in 7415603132 Attached with DG Secretariat. ● All personal matters related to Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) officials. ● Miscellaneous matter related to Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) officials. ● LTC, GPF, leave application, Tuition fee, Leave encashment etc. to Gr. ‘ B’ (Non-Gazetted) officials. 6 Shri Umesh Kumar Ranjan Assistant ranjan-dgs@gov.in 022-022- 25752040 Ext.No.268 8097629342 ● Creation of New Verticals under Directorate General of Maritime Administration, ● All personnel matters of Shipping Office/Seamen Employment Office. ● All personnel matters of Seamen’s Provident Fund Organisation. 7 Shri Amit Verma Upper Division Clerk amit.v-dgs@gov.in 7393031987 ● All personal matters related to Group 'C’ officials (except MTS). ● Miscellaneous matter related to Group 'C’ officials in allied offices (except M TS) ● LTC, GPF, leave application, Tuition fee, Leave encashment etc. to Gr. ‘C’ officials. ● Mission Recruitment/ Rojgar Mela. 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 154 8 Shri. Manoj Prasad Lower Division Clerk manojprasad-dgs@gov.in 9625345529 ● All personnel matters of Engineering Wing and Naval Arch Wings. 9 Shri Jitendra R. Jagtap Multi-Tasking Staff jrjagtap.dgs@gov.in 98902078192 Attached with Personnel Branch 10 Shri Sunil S. Patil Multi Tasking Staff coastal-dgs@nic.in Extn.: 243 +91- 9967242570 Attached with Personnel Branch Multi Tasking Work 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 155 11 Shri Jay Dohare Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 10 SEEED10- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in Personnel & HR ● Responsible for designing and coordinating a comprehensive training plan across all branches, wings, and divisions of the Directorate, covering both general and specialized capacity- building requirements. ● Overseeing the administration of general training activities, including coordination with various training institutes, while also managing the development and execution of domain- specific training modules in consultation with technical wings. ● Leading the familiarization and induction programs for new and existing staff within the Directorate, ensuring alignment with their functional responsibilities. ● Managing the preparation of the annual training calendar and overseeing its implementation, monitoring, and documentation across all departments. 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 156 12 Ms. Rehana Dhawade Legal Consultant Email.: trg.legalconsultant@gov.in Legal Matters 13 Ms. Trupti Hotkar Data Entry Opeator 9029109402 Attached with Personnel Branch 14 Ms. Sushmita Sunil Ingale Multi-Tasking Staff (On Contract basis) sushmitaingale15@gmail.com 9653680870 Attached with Personnel Branch 20. PERSONNEL BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 157 21.RTI CELL It deals with all RTI matters and appeals in mode of online and offline. Prepared the Quarterly RTI Report and submitted the report on the CIC portal with prescribed guidelines. Transferring the offline RTI manually. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Dr. Sudhir Kohakade, IRS DDG sudhir.kohakade@gov.in 022- 25752012 800470877 1. Nodal officer of RTI /CPRAM 2. Head of the RTI Cell /.CPGRAM 2 Shri Sandeep Awasthi ADG(CPGRAM) asawasthi-dgs@gov.in 9757447608 Supervision and control of the respective staff working under them. 3 Archana P Naik AO archana-dgs@gov.in 9819540668 Supervision and control of the respective staff working under them 21. RTI CELL
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 158 22.SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH Deals with works related to grant of license to liner trade vessels and coastal ships, charter permission under Section 406 and 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, technical clearance for acquisition of second-hand vessels above 25 years old, price reasonableness of vessels under construction for subsidy scheme, coordination of National Shipping Board meetings, formulation of shipping policy, etc. This branch also deals with the work related to administration of Part XIV of Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. The important public services include DGMA permission to foreign flag vessels for the purpose of coastal operation and EXIM trade under section 406/407 of the said Act. The maintenance of tonnage data base and policy work related to development of shipping including provisions of Right of First Refusal are also handled under the shipping development branch. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri. Nebu Oommen Dy. Chief Ship Surveyor nebu.oommen@gov.in 022- 25752056 9819426229 Responsible for policies interventions for the promotion of Indian Shipping. Implementation of Sec 406/407 of the MS Act and issuance of Licence's therein. Support the development, implementation & Review of Policies of the Government (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways) as lead for Shipping Development. Development & Implementation of Policies for the Promotion of Indian Flag such as Right of First Refusal (RoFR), Subsidy scheme etc. Increasing Employment opportunities for Indian Seafarers. Approval of Chartering Permission/License to Foreign Flag Vessels under Section 406 & 407 of MS Act, 1958. Modernize and improve the quality of India's fleet for safe and secure expansion of the maritime 22. SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 159 sector thereby enhancing the safety of life and ships at sea. Tax related Issues & proposals related to improvement of Indian Shipping. Review/Amendment of various Circulars/Orders/Guidelines related to Shipping Development Branch. 2 Shri Dharmendra Kumar Assistant dkumar-dgs@gov.in 022-022- 25752040 Ext.No.263 7506178720 Scrutiny and Processing of the applications for charter permission related to import/export/CoA/Coastal/Time Charter/Worldwide/amendment through online portal. Processing of voyage permission under India Bangladesh Coastal Shipping Agreement. Maintaining the data related to chartering permissions. Preparing Hindi Quarterly report. Preparing RTI replies / Parliamentary questions. Dealing with various policy related matters such as ROFR, Subsidy scheme, age norms, offshore certification etc. Provide material related to monthly D.O. / any miscellaneous information asked by the Ministry. 3 Smt.Anita Sinha Assistant anita.sinha71@gov.in 022- 25752305 +91- 9422779401 Capturing the qualitative data on Chartering permission issued to foreign flag vessel under Section 406/407 of MS Act, 1958. Dealing with various Policy related matters such as ROFR, Subsidy scheme, age norms, offshore certification, Tax related issues etc. Preparing replies to RTI / Parliamentary questions. 22. SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 160 Provide material related to monthly D.O./any miscellaneous information asked by the Ministry. Scrutiny and Processing of the applications for charter permission related to import/export/CoA/Coastal/Time Charter/Worldwide/amendment through online portal. Processing of voyage permission under India Bangladesh Coastal Shipping Agreement. Scrutinizing the SPL applications related to offshore operations. Providing necessary data to co-ordination branch. Maintaining the data related to chartering permissions. Preparing RTI replies / Parliamentary questions. Dealing with various policy related matters such as ROFR, Subsidy scheme, age norms, offshore certification etc. Provide material related to monthly D.O. / any miscellaneous information asked by the Ministry. Processing the files related to import/export/CoA/Coastal applications. 22. SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 161 4 Shri Subhash T. Shiravale Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) stshiravale.dgs@gov.in 022-022- 25752040 Ext.No.268 9137235473 Maintaining files related to chartering permission, correspondence, letters etc. Assist in daily administrative tasks for smooth functioning of SD Branch. 5 Ms. Namrata Namdev Kudav Data Entry Operator kudavnamrata49@gmail.com 022-022- 25752040 Ext.No.263 9067729228 Scrutiny and Processing of the applications for charter permission related to import/export/CoA/Coastal/Time Charter/Worldwide/amendment through online portal. 6 Shri Ankush Raj Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 1 seeed1- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 7742647887 1. Providing strategic support to the Shipping Development wing for matters related to communications with MoPSW. 2. Assisting in data collation, analytics, and insight generation to support policy formulation and operational planning. 3. Preparing technical reports, internal briefs, and high-level presentations for decision makers and inter-departmental coordination. 4. Functioning as a SEEED resource to strengthen department’s capacity for project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation 22. SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 162 23.MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) serves as Indian Maritime Administration and the principal coordinating authority for engagements with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is entrusted with the comprehensive regulation of the maritime sector, particularly in ensuring strict compliance with IMO conventions. Among its key mandates is the training, assessment, examination, and certification of seafarers, in accordance with the amended STCW 1978 Convention and the powers vested in the Director general of Maritime Administration under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, as amended. Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Praveen Nair Dy. Chief Surveyor -cum- Sr. Dy. Director general of Maritime Administration (Tech.) praveen.nair@gov.in 022- 25752037, Extn.227 9870428538 - All matters related to the approval and monitoring of Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs). - All matters related to grievance redressal. - Any other matter as may be assigned by the Additional Director general of Maritime Administration (Addl. dgma) and/or the Director general of Maritime Administration (dgma). 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 163 2 Maj. Anutosh Singh (Retd.) Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration anutosh.singh@gov.in 022- 25711226, Extn.226 9660099646 1. Branch Management: 2. Policy Implementation. 3.Supervision and Control: 4. Assistance to Higher Officers: 5. Disposal of Representations: 6. Recruitment and Placement Services License 7. Seafarer Welfare 8. RTI & CPGRAM. 9. Safety and Prevention 10. Pension Cases 11. Other Duties 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 164 3 Shri Vishal Sinha Assistant vsinha-dgs@gov.in - 8652178735 - Matters related to Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs). - Handling VIP references, Parliamentary Questions, and related correspondence. - Coordinates STCW Compliance Board Meetings and Training Branch Review Meetings. - Drafts circulars,orders, and official correspondence under directions of competent authority. - Training Eco-system and Procurement related matters such as Learning Management System (LMS), Web -Based Simulator, INDoS Support Unit, Maritime Training Administrative Unit (MTAU), etc. - Matters related to unapproved/fake training institutes. - Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 165 4 Shri Ravinder Kumar Assistant ravinder-dgs@gov.in 9137332741 +91- 9167905620 - Matters related to Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs). - Matters related to organisation and coordination of awareness programmes and training related events. - Preparation and submission of monthly vigilance reports including updates on court cases etc. - Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 5 Ms. Sakshi Sunil Paste Data Entry Operator (DEO)& DDG (PA) contract.trg2-dgs@gov.in - - - Processes RTI applications, ensuring timely and accurate responses, and preparing quarterly RTI compliance reports. - Monitors, processes, and coordinates grievances received through the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). - Works as Personal Assistant to the DDG (STCW). - Prepares and submits Hindi quarterly reports. - Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 166 6 Shri Ajay Balyam Data Entry Operator (DEO) contract.trg1-dgs@gov.in 8655798737 - - Handles all grievances and complaints received from candidates/seafarers. - Responsible for updating and maintaining the Sagarmanthan Portal, including monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Maritime Training Institute (MTI) data. - Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 7 Ms. Jivika Jitendra Chandekar Data Entry Operator (DEO) contract.trg3-dgs@gov.in - - - Matters related to Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs). - Drafts circulars,orders, and official correspondence under directions of competent authority. - Matters related to the Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) Sub- Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). - Matters Related to 1% Annual Fees and Penalty thereon. - Matters related to Comprehensive Inspection Programme (CIP). - Matters related to unblocking of INDoS. - Matters related to certificate updation on the Seafarers Master Profile. 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 167 - Updation and maintenance of MTI-related data and handling miscellaneous MTI matters. - Matters related to the Swimming Pool and its facilities. - Grievances and complaints received from candidates/seafarers. - Prepares and submits Quality Management System (QMS) Reports. - Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 8 Ms. Rehana Dhawade Legal Consultant trg.legalconsultant@gov.in - - Provide legal opinions on the all legal issue and matters related to the Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs), looking after court cases, advisory to STCW compliance Board. 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 168 9 Dr. Pradeep Kumar Manager, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) pradeepkumar1.ext@deloitte.com - 9850507085 - Lead the planning, implementation, and end-to-end management of Training Branch projects, including MSW, LMS reforms, web-based simulators, and MTI module enhancements. - Ensure all initiatives align with dgma strategic objectives and comply with international standards, including the STCW Convention. - Manage and mentor technical resources, including the Data Analyst and IT Project Manager, to ensure timely and effective delivery. - Monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, budgets, and risks to ensure on-time and cost-effective completion. - Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk registers, and mitigation strategies for all ongoing initiatives. - Act as the primary coordination and communication point for dgma, NICSI, DDG (Training), and other key stakeholders, including procurement and approvals. - Ensure seamless coordination among internal teams, external 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 169 consultants, MTIs, and stakeholders for smooth project execution and resource optimization. - Conduct data-driven evaluations of training programs and examination reforms, and present comprehensive reports and analytics to senior management to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making. 10 Shri Rohit Kumar Sr. Consultant, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) rkumar98@deloitte.com - - - Lead and manage multiple concurrent IT initiatives within the Training Branch, including LMS implementation, simulators, MTI upgrades, and faculty development programs. - Plan, monitor, and control projects using tools like MS Project, Jira, or Trello to ensure timely delivery within approved scope, budget, quality, and risk parameters. - Coordinate closely with the Manager–PMU and stakeholders to align project execution with the strategic objectives of the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (dgma). - Develop, maintain, and update comprehensive project plans covering scope, timelines, resources, 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 170 dependencies, milestones, and risk mitigation, proactively resolving issues to avoid delays or cost overruns. - Act as the primary technical liaison for internal teams, consultants, and vendors, leading integration of advanced IT solutions into maritime training while ensuring IT standards, data security, documentation, and continuous improvement. 11 Ms. Sukriti Priya Consultant, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) sukpriya.ext@deloitte.com - - - Data Management & Analysis: Manage, analyze, and interpret large datasets from LMS, examinations, MTIs, and maritime training systems while ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and security. - Dashboards & Reporting: Develop and maintain dashboards, automated reports, and visualizations to provide actionable insights aligned with dgma strategic goals. - Performance Evaluation & Insights: Evaluate training outcomes, examination reforms, and project performance using advanced analytics, trend analysis, and 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 171 predictive insights. - Data-Driven Solutions & Automation: Work with the IT Project Manager and PMU to design data-driven solutions, including automated data collection, processing, and reporting for IT initiatives. - Stakeholder Support & Continuous Improvement: Serve as the custodian of training data, support stakeholder analytics needs, present insights to leadership and MTIs, and continuously adopt modern analytics tools and best practices. 12 Pranit Chute Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 6 Pranit.Chute@in.ey.com seeed6-dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 7083828710 - 1.Supporting the functions of the Training Branch, , and contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the Branch's operations and the welfare of Indian seafarers. 2.Aiding in the collection, organization, and analysis of data to generate insights that inform policy decisions and guide operational planning. 3.Drafting technical reports, internal briefing documents, and high-level presentations for senior leadership and coordination across 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 172 departments. 4.Serving as a SEEED resource to bolster departmental capacity in project tracking, milestone monitoring, and strategic documentation efforts. 13 Akaash Sivakumar Strategic Engagement Evaluation and Execution for DGMA (SEEED) SEEED 13 seeed13- dgs@govconsultant.nic.in 022- 65860133 Extn. 333 +91- 7506419785 Training Branch 2 23. MARITIME TRAINING BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 173 24.STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD Sr No Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Deependra Singh Bisen Deputy Director general of Maritime Administration (STCW) singh.deependra@gov.in 022- 25752015 Extn.271 9425412001 2 Maj. Anutosh Singh (Retd.) Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration anutosh.singh@gov.in 022- 25711226, Extn.226 9660099646 3 Shri Vishal Sinha Assistant vsinha-dgs@gov.in - 8652178735 - Scheduling, and coordination of STCW Compliance Board Meetings. - Preparation, compilation, and circulation of agenda, and related documents to Board Members. - Finalization, and circulation of minutes of meetings and decisions taken by the Board. - Follow-up of action points arising from Board decision 24. STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 174 - Maintenance of records, files, and documentation pertaining to STCW Compliance Board Meetings. 4 Shri Azad Singh Upper Division Clerk azad.singh99@gov.in - 9368757891 - Scheduling, and coordination of STCW Compliance Board Meetings. - Preparation, compilation, and circulation of agenda, and related documents to Board Members. - Finalization, and circulation of minutes of meetings and decisions taken by the Board. - Follow-up of action points arising from Board decision - Maintenance of records, files, and documentation pertaining to STCW Compliance Board Meetings. 5 Ms. Jivika Jitendra Chandekar Data Entry Operator (DEO) contract.trg3-dgs@gov.in - - - Scheduling, and coordination of STCW Compliance Board Meetings. - Preparation, compilation, and circulation of agenda, and related documents to Board Members. - Finalization, and circulation of minutes of meetings and decisions taken by the Board. - Follow-up of action points arising from Board decision - Maintenance of records, files, and 24. STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 175 documentation pertaining to STCW Compliance Board Meetings. 6 Ms. Sakshi Sunil Paste DDG (PA) & (DEO) contract.trg2-dgs@gov.in Processing RTI applications, ensuring timely and accurate responses, and preparing quarterly RTI compliance reports. Monitors, processes, and coordinates grievances received through the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Works as Personal Assistant to the DDG (STCW) Prepares and submits Hindi quarterly reports. Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 7 Ms. Rehana Dhawade Legal Consultant trg.legalconsultant@gov.in - - Provide legal opinions on the all legal issue 24. STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 176 8 Shri Ajay Balyam Data Entry Operator (DEO) contract.trg1-dgs@gov.in 8655798737 Handles all grievances and complaints received from candidates/seafarers. Responsible for updating and maintaining the Sagarmanthan Portal, including monitoring (KPI) and (MTI) data. Any other duties as assigned by higher authorities from time to time. 9 Dr. Pradeep Kumar Manager, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) pradeepkumar1.ext@deloitte.com - 9850507085 10 Shri Rohit Kumar Sr. Consultant, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) rkumar98@deloitte.com - - 11 Ms. Sukriti Priya Consultant, Maritime Training Technical Support Unit (MTTSU) sukpriya.ext@deloitte.com - - 24. STCW COMPLIANCE BOARD
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 177 25.VIGILANCE BRANCH Deals with the various complaints received from individual complainants, or received through Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, CVC, CBI, PMO office, etc. against the officials of the Directorate and its allied offices. Vigilance Branch also handles the anonymous, pseudonymous and PIDPI complaints in accordance with CVC and DoPT Guidelines. The Vigilance Branch also issued Vigilance Clearance Certificates for various purposes, monitors the immovable property returns, issues Agreed List and ODI List in consultation with CBI, submission of the factual reports/Action Taken Reports on the complaints, organizing Vigilance Awareness Week, etc. Vigilance Branch also deals with the disciplinary proceedings of the cases where the vigilance angle is found, including the process of seeking First Stage and Second Stage Advice of CVC. Sr no Image Name Designation Email Phone Number Mobile Number Roles and Responsibilities 1 Shri Amit Mohan Mittal, IRS Chief Vigilance Officer cvo.dgs@gov.in : 022- 25752016 Extn.: 352 9818152143 Head of the Vigilance Branch. 2 Shri Deependra Singh Bisen Dy. Director general of Maritime Administration mate.dh@gov.in 022- 25752015 Extn.271 9425412001 Vigilance Officer 25. VIGILANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 178 3 Maj. Anutosh Singh (Retd.) Assistant Director general of Maritime Administration anutosh.singh@gov.in 022- 25711226, Extn.226 ● CPIO for Vigilance Branch. ● Handling and monitoring the work related to Vigilance Branch of the Directorate, with maintaining due confidentiality of the cases. ● Performing the task assigned as a member of various committees such as POSH Committee, Canteen Committee, etc. 4 Shri Shishupal P. Kotangale Assistant sanjivani-dgs@gov.in Extn.308 9970952773 ● All issues related to VCC ● Work related to Vigilance Awareness Week ● Annual Property Return ● Monthly court cases, ● Quarterly Hindi Report ● Any other work assigned by the officers 5 Shri Subodh Kadam Assistant kadam-dgs@gov.in 9969167124 ● All issues related to VCC ● Work related to Vigilance Awareness Week ● Annual Property Return ● Monthly court cases, ● Quarterly Hindi Report ● Any other work assigned by the officers 6 Shri Chetan Bhatkar Upper Division Clerk chetan.bhatkar@gov.in Extn.308 9920533850 ● All issues related to VCC ● Work related to Vigilance Awareness Week ● Annual Property Return ● Monthly court cases, 25. VIGILANCE BRANCH
DG Maritime Administration, Mumbai (Directory) Page 179 ● Quarterly Hindi Report ● Any other work assigned by the officers 7 Shri Vivek B. Asadala M.T.S vig-dgs@nic.in Extn. 308 Attached in Vigilance Branch 25. VIGILANCE BRANCH