{"id":116447,"date":"2026-08-01T12:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=116447"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:27:01","slug":"samudra-manthan-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/samudra-manthan-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Samudra Manthan Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Samudra Manthan Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved &#8216;Samudra Manthan&#8217; \u2013 the National Offshore Exploration Scheme with a total outlay of \u20b984,084 crore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Samudra Manthan Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called the <\/span><b>National Offshore Exploration Scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum &amp; Natural Gas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Implementation Period:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up to FY 2030\u201331.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme aims at unlocking India\u2019s <\/span><b>vast offshore energy potential.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Samudra Manthan Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It encompasses a comprehensive set of interventions across the <\/span><b>offshore exploration value chain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for <\/span><b>large-scale acquisition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, processing and interpretation of <\/span><b>high-quality seismic data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accelerated deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploratory drilling, and scientific drilling in frontier basins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It involves development of common <\/span><b>offshore production and evacuation infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and establishment of an integrated Oil &amp; Gas Manufacturing and Services Zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also includes dedicated provisions for <\/span><b>digital programme management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, capacity building, technology adoption, stakeholder engagement and international outreach, creating an <\/span><b>integrated ecosystem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>accelerate offshore exploration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and production in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2292445&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samudra Manthan Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum &#038; Natural Gas. 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