Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS
Brief Profile
Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS
Director General of Shipping
Designation :
Director General of Shipping
Present Posting :
Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), Mumbai
Educational Background :
Master's in Biochemistry from the Osmania University
Shri Shyam Jagannathan, a 1997 batch IAS officer of the Assam Meghalaya cadre, assumed office of the Director General of Shipping under Ministry of ports, Shipping and Waterways, Govt. of India on 03rd July, 2023. He has earlier served as Zonal Development Commissioner, Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ), Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Mumbai under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India at Mumbai.
In his earlier assignments with the State Government of Assam, Shri Shyam Jagannathan has served as Commissioner & Secretary, Finance Department and Commissioner, North Assam Division.
Shri Shyam Jagannathan has also served as Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Chairman Civil Supplies Corporation, Department of Food & Civil Supplies, Department of Finance, Government of Kerala and separately as District Magistrate of West Garo Hills in Meghalaya, thereby giving him the diverse exposure of the three States of Assam, Kerala and Meghalaya.
He has domain knowledge in the core areas of public finances, export promotion, prospective planning, public policy analysis and sectoral exposure to Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Rural development and judicial processes.
Presently, in the assignment of D.G. Shipping, an attempt is being made to leverage technology-based solution to computerize end to end the work flow process of the Directorate General of Shipping and the Examination Reforms for the compliance to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).
| As the apex administrative interface and the maritime authority for the entire nation with the primary responsibility to protect and further the nation's maritime interest | Address all the welfare and safety of over five lakh Seafarers at all times |
| Safe guard the marine environment and prevent marine pollution | Regulate the registration, survey and operational aspects of all seafaring vessels including their architecture and certifications |
| Regulate the training eco system of the Maritime training platforms of over 165 pre-sea and post sea institutions all over the nation | Further international cooperation on the maritime front |
| Engage with global multilateral forums of the International Maritime Organisation, London, UK to ensure compliance to the conventions internationally acceded to by India's maritime stakeholders | Actively engage in multimodal logistics and transport supervision and ensure economic and safe transit and transhipments of cargo etc at major and non-major ports |
| Ensure and supervise port navigational safety and port security and Safety and vessel safety in coordination with the Port Authority and the authorities addressing the security mandate | Ensuring Navigational standards and aspects related to maritime domain awareness for commercial sea faring vessels. |
