Lok Sabha Question No. 2868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Proposals for setting up of Dry Ports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY, BAHADUR SINGH KOLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2017

## PROPOSALS FOR SETTING UP OF DRY PORTS

## 2868.   SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI BAHADUR SINGH KOLI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments including Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh for setting up of dry ports;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status of these proposals;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the areas/locations for this purpose and if so, the details thereof, Statewise; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated by the Government for these projects along with their likely date of commencement, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a)&  (b)  : Proposals  for  setting  up  of  Inland  Container  Depots  (ICDs),  which  are considered as Dry Ports, Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and Air Freight Stations (AFSs)  are  received  from  time  to  time  from  the  Central  and  State  Public  Sector Undertakings and Private developers, as State Governments do not themselves set up ICDs / CFSs / AFSs.   Since 1992, upto 17-11-2016, Letters of Intent (LoIs) have been issued for 319 proposals received for setting up of ICDs / CFSs / AFSs.  Out of these, 233 ICDs/CFSs are functional, 50 are at various stages of implementation by the developers and 36 LoIs have been cancelled either on the specific request of the developer or due to lack of adequate progress in implementation of the project.  The status of ICDs / CFSs / AFSs, State-wise / Union Territory-wise is at Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d)  : Department of Commerce itself does not set up any of ICDs / CFSs / AFSs but facilitates a single window clearance for the proposals of Public and private sector entities who then would finance, construct and own such facilities. Therefore, the location for setting up of ICDs / CFSs / AFSs is also identified by the applicant based on the business prospects.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2868 for answer on 20-03-2017 regarding setting up of dry ports.

## State-wise Functionaland Under Implementation ICDs / CFSs for the period 1992 to 2016 (as on  17-11-2016)

| Name of State         | Inland Container Depots   | Inland Container Depots   | Inland Container Depots   | Container Freight Stations   | Container Freight Stations   | Container Freight Stations   | Air Freight Station   | Air Freight Station   | Air Freight Station   | Total   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------|
|                       | F                         | UI                        | C                         | F                            | UI                           | C                            | F                     | UI                    | C                     |         |
| Andhra Pradesh        | 02                        | 00                        | 01                        | 05                           | 08                           | 02                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 18      |
| Bihar                 | 0                         | 01                        | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1       |
| Chandigarh            | 01                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1       |
| Chattisgarh           | 01                        | 01                        | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2       |
| Delhi                 | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 01                    | 0                     | 1       |
| Goa                   | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         | 01                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1       |
| Gujarat               | 07                        | 01                        | 01                        | 23                           | 05                           | 07                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 44      |
| Haryana               | 06                        | 03                        | 03                        | 03                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 15      |
| Himachal Pradesh      | 01                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1       |
| Jharkhand             | 01                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1       |
| Jammu Kashmir (J & K) | 01                        | 01                        | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2       |
| Karnataka             | 0                         | 02                        | 0                         | 07                           | 0                            | 02                           | 0                     | 01                    | 0                     | 12      |
| Kerala                | 01                        | 00                        | 01                        | 11                           | 02                           | 01                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 16      |
| Maharashtra           | 07                        | 04                        | 0                         | 40                           | 03                           | 05                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 59      |
| Madhya Pradesh (M.P)  | 07                        | 0                         | 01                        | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 8       |
| Odisha                | 02                        | 01                        | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 3       |
| Pondicherry           | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         | 02                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2       |
| Punjab                | 02                        | 01                        | 01                        | 05                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 9       |
| Rajasthan             | 07                        | 01                        | 01                        | 02                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 11      |
| Tamil Nadu (T.N)      | 09                        | 01                        | 0                         | 48                           | 05                           | 08                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 71      |
| Telangana             | 01                        | 01                        | 01                        | 02                           | 01                           | 00                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 06      |
| Uttarakhand           | 0                         | 02                        | 0                         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2       |
| Uttar Pradesh (U.P)   | 08                        | 02                        | 0                         | 09                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 19      |
| West Bengal (W.B)     | 01                        | 0                         | 0                         | 10                           | 02                           | 01                           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 14      |
| Total                 | 65                        | 22                        | 10                        | 168                          | 26                           | 26                           | 0                     | 2                     | 0                     | 319     |

U.I. = Under Implementation (22 ICDs + 26 CFSs+ 02 AFS = 50)

C    = Cancelled - (10 ICDs + 26 CFSs = 36)