2017

-2025

Holistic Development of Package I, III & V Islands, Lakshadweep (10 Islands) & Andamans (4 Islands): Preparing concept development plans & detailed master plans

NITI Aayog

HDPI

Strengthening maritime economy while leveraging tourism potential by providing end-to-end solutions starting from market assessment-based project identification.

Nestled in the Indian Ocean, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar are two separate archipelagoes bestowed with rich biodiversity, untouched beauty and distinct way of living. Holistic Development of Package Island project aimed at strengthening the maritime economy while leveraging its tourism potential by providing end-to-end solutions starting from market assessment-based project identification, investor consultation driven implementation plan, feasibility assessments and transaction advisory services.

Key Activities

  • Multisectoral projects worth INR 6900+ Cr identified & conducted financial feasibility for innovative projects like India’s first Water Villas, Seaweed cultivation, seaplane operations, floating solar panels, etc.
  • Land & Marine Spatial Zoning along with Ecologically Responsive Development Control Regulations.
  • Promoted responsible tourism development through Sensitivity Analysis, Carrying Capacity and species sensitive SOP’s and Guidelines.
  • Projects implemented on the ground – road expansion, floating jetties, airport expansion
  • Successfully attracted private investment for hospitality projects through national-level investor meets, appropriate project structuring, regular concern redressal communications, clearances parked with UT support agreement

Key Outcomes

  • 14,500 direct employment generated
  • India’s first eco-label for sustainable dive operations – Green fins to be activated
  • India’s first Water Villa in Kadmat & Suheli successfully awarded to the Taj Group
  • India’s 1st instance of Upfront CRZ and EC Clearance
  • Kadmat and Minicoy Beaches awarded International Blue Flag Certification

 

Ms Arti Ahuja

Arti Ahuja

Director

Retired from the Indian Administrative Services, Ms Ahuja has over 34 years of experience in administration, policy formulation, project management, and leadership across the public sector. Her expertise spans health systems, nutrition, women’s workforce participation, vulnerable populations, petrochemicals, and social sector programs. She has held several senior positions in the Government of India, including Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, where she led reforms to strengthen worker welfare and represented India at the G20 Employment Working Group; Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, where she initiated the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme; and Secretary, Women & Child Development, where she directed large-scale nutrition and empowerment initiatives, strengthening the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). As Secretary of Health, Government of India she played a pivotal role in India’s COVID-19 response, launched the National Digital Health Mission, and advanced national programs on TB and AIDS control. She continues to advise on gender, climate change, and nutrition, contributes to national and international publications, and teaches public policy and nutrition at leading academic institutions. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health; Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University; Master’s in Economics (Gold Medallist) from Panjab University, and is a Bachelor of Law from the University of Delhi.

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