JNPA — INDIA'S FIRST 100% LANDLORD MODEL PORT: A SUCCESS STORY OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR SYNERGY

Twenty-eight years ago, JNPA pioneered the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in the Indian port sector—a bold step that has now positioned it as the country's first 100% landlord model port.

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This early adoption of the PPP approach, following the liberalization of the Indian economy, was a transformative shift that opened the doors for private participation in public infrastructure.

The success of this model, demonstrated through enhanced port operations, accelerated infrastructure development, and significant revenue growth, prompted a rethinking of how ports across the country were structured and managed. JNPA's transition from a service port to a landlord port, where it retains ownership and regulatory functions while private operators deliver port services, set a precedent that has since shaped port governance nationwide.

The PPP model has augmented limited public sector capacities to meet the growing demand for infrastructure development. The infusion of the Public-Private Partnership model in the infrastructural development has enabled us to attain a higher economic growth trajectory, also become India's largest container port, with the capacity of handling over 10 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), a feat unmatched by any other Indian port to date.