Lok Sabha Question No. 395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Development of Infrastructure at Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.395

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016 DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AT PORTS

## 395. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government has any scheme to promote/develop infrastructure at major/nonmajor ports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of funds/financial assistance provided for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON RADHAKRISNAN)

(a)to(c):Expansion,  modernization  and  upgradation  of  Major  Ports  in  the  Country  is  a continuing process with a view to keep the ports abreast with new technologies and to meet their commercial requirements.

The process inter-alia involves construction of new berths and terminals, mechanization of  existing  berth  and  terminals,  capital  dredging  for  deepening  of  drafts  for  attracting large vessels in port channels, road and rail connectivity etc. Under the Sagarmalaprogramme of the Government of India, 142 Port Projects for various Major Ports have been identified for modernization and infrastructure development of the Ports. These infrastructure projects will be implemented on PPP basis with major part of the cost being met by the ports from their internal resources and the remaining from private sector partners. Government Budgetary Support (GBS) is provided to ports in respect of some of the projects, basically relating to capital dredging, connectivity etc. Non-Major Ports  fall  under  the  jurisdiction  of  State  Governments  who  plan  these  activities  with regard to them.  The GBS granted to the various Major Ports including those in the State of Tamil Nadu, under the Annual Plan of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year is as under:

(In Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of Port                   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14      | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15      | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16      | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17      |
|----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| S. No.   | Name of Port                   | BE        | RE        | Utiliz ation | BE        | RE        | Utiliz ation | BE        | RE        | Utiliz ation | BE        | RE        | Utiliz ation |
| 1.       | V.O. Chidambaranar (Tamilnadu) | 200.00    | 50.00     | 50.00        | 173.00    | 54.44     | 54.44        | 27.00     | 27.00     | 27.00        | 15.00     |           | 15.00        |
| 2.       | Chennai (Tamilnadu)            | 15.00     | 15.00     | 15.00        | 15.00     | 15.00     | 15.00        | 10.00     | 10.00     | 10.00        | 5.00      |           | 5.00         |
| 3.       | Cochin (Kerala)                | 30.00     | 0.00      | 0.00         | 10.00     | 10.00     | 10.00        | 3.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         | 4.00      |           | 4.00         |
| 4.       | Visakhapatnam (Andhra pradesh) | 50.00     | 50.00     | 50.00        | 50.00     | 50.00     | 50.00        | 13.59     | 13.59     | 13.59        | 0.00      |           |              |
| 5.       | Mormugao (Goa)                 | 110.00    | 50.00     | 49.95        | 75.00     | 75.00     | 75.00        | 5.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         | 5.00      |           | 5.00         |
| 6.       | Paradip (Odisha)               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.0          | 17.00     | 17.00     | 17.00        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00      |           | 0.00         |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                          | 405. 00   | 165.00    | 164.95       | 340.00    | 221.44    | 221.44       | 58.59     | 50.59     | 50.59        | 29.00     |           | 29.00        |

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