MoPSW launches PHO under Sagar Setu

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has recently launched port health organisation (PHO) module under Sagar Setu – National Logistics Portal (marine). This has been done to enable a faster and simpler ecosystem to promote ease of doing business. The PHO will conduct disease surveillance, health inspection and quarantine measures to safeguard citizens and port workers. It will allow easier access to functionalities of PHO clearance through an online process, thus helping in collaborating with different departments and agencies for the accordance of approval etc. Besides, the module will ensure data mobility so that approvals and monitoring shall be paperless and transparent.