Lok Sabha Question No. 1825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Maritime Colleges and Institutions
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1825

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28IIINOVEMBER, 2019

## MARITIME COLLEGES  AND INSTITUTIONS

1825, SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR-

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA,

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO,

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: .n(qfa€{q*

- (a) the number of maritime colleges/institutions  functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether all these colleges/institutions  have fulfilled all the requisite criteria  and the necessary infrastructure facilities,
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor,
- (d) the steps taken/being  taken by the Government  to increase the enlployment  avenues in maritime  sector;
- (e)  whether the Government  decided to set up maritime clusters in various States to boost economic development  along with the coastlines; and
- (f) if so, the details  thereof and the numbers of maritime clusters that have been identified aiong with the time by which these maritime clusters are likely to be developed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) At present there are a total number of 151 Maritime  Training  lnstitutes functioning in the country. All these colleges/institutions  have fulfilled  all the requisite  criteria and the necessary infrastructure  facilities Details provided at Annexure-l'

- (d)  The training  curriculum  for the officers and the ratings was revised in 2016 not only to meet the global standards but also to meet the expectations  of the foreign  employers' ln order to regulate the training  institutes working  in the private sector, a system of ,comprehensive  inspection Programme',(clP)has  been designed to assess the quality of the institute on various  parameters such as infrastructure,  quality of students intake' quality of faculty,  pedagogy, performance  in examination,  on-board  training. To standardize  the course material of these institutes,  an e-learning module has been prepared  by the Directorate General of Shipping and provided  free of cost to all lndian seafarers to allow them to upgrade their knowledge and skitls before appearing  for examinations. This has helped in optimal alignment of seafarers with the global best practices  followed by recruiters, thereby increasing their employment avenues'
- (e) & (f) Yes Sir, the Government  has indentified  three maritime  clusters in the State of Gu.jarat, Tamil Nadu and Goa (one each).

Annexure-l List of Approved  Maritime  Training lnstitutes State/ur-wise:

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                     | Number of lnstitute   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 01        | Andaman & Nicobar            | 01                    |
| 02        | Andhra Pradesh               | 04                    |
| 03        | gihar                        | 03                    |
| 04        | Delhi                        | 06                    |
| 05        | Goa                          | 04                    |
| 06        | Gujarat                      | 04                    |
| 07        | Haryana                      | 03                    |
| 08        | Karnataka                    | 01                    |
| 09        | Kerala                       | 05                    |
| 10        | Maharashtra --               | 49                    |
| TI        | brrssa                       | 03                    |
| T'        | Pondicherry                  | 02                    |
| 13        | Sikkim                       | 01                    |
| T         | f-^*:r i I clt r ilt t\iru u | 35                    |
| it        | Uttar piaGah -               | io                    |
| to        | uttarakhand                  | o2                    |
| n         | wesTeengai                   | 18                    |
| Total     | Total                        | 151                   |