Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Growth Rate of Shipping Industry
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## COVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO: 825

TO BE ANSWERED ON I TTH SEPTEMBER.  2O2O

## GROWTH RATE OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY

## 825. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH  KUMAR

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) the details of the annual growth rate of shipping  industry across  the country  as compared to the world shipping  industry during  the last three years,  country-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the growth of the indigenous shipping industry through National Maritime Development Programme  (NMDP);
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the list of ports which are under the purview  of approved  implementation  of "sagarmala" Programmes towards privatization and the time frame  fixed for such implementation?

## ANSWER

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

(a) the details  of the annual  growth  rate of shipping industry across the country as compared  to the world shipping  industry during the last three years, country-wise  are as follows:

- (i) The total number of lndian  seafarers  who were employed on Indian or foreign  flag vessels  increased as under:

| Year   |   Total No. of seafarers engaged |   Growth %o |
|--------|----------------------------------|-------------|
| 2017   |                           154349 |        7.23 |
| 201 8  |                           208799 |       35.27 |
| 2019   |                           234886 |       12.49 |

The data of seafarers  employed country-wise  is not maintained.

- (ii)Thenumberofvesselsunderlndianflaghaveincreasedfrom l3l3ason0l.04.20l7to 143 I as on 01.04.2020.

(iii) The tonnages  of vessels  under Indian flag have increased  from 11.55 MT as on 01.04.2017 to l2.68MT as on 01 .04.2020. The comparative  position  indicating the no. of vessels and tonnage  for last three years is as below:

| As on      | Coastal        | Coastal       | Overseas       | Overseas      | Total          | Total         |
|------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
| As on      | No. of vessels | Gross tonnage | No. of vessels | Gross tonnage | No. of vessels | Gross Tonnage |
| 0t.04.20t7 | 908            | l.52MT        | 405            | t0.02MT       | r3 l3          | I l.55MT      |
| 0t.04.20r8 | 934            | l.48MT        | 448            | II.tOMT       | 1382           | l2.58MT       |
| 0r.04.20r9 | 947            | l.50MT        | 458            | I l.28MT      | I 40s          | t2.7gMT       |
| 01.04.2020 | 975            | l.48MT        | 4s6            | I l.20MT      | 143 I          | l2.68MT       |

(iv) The growth rate of World shipping along with growth rate in India, as ascertained from Indian  National Shipowners'  Association,  is as below;

Growth  Rate of World and India During 2018-2020  (ln 1000 dwt)

| 3ountry      | I Jan 2018   | l"Jan2019   |    l" Jan 2020 |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
| World Fleet  | I 833549     | 1881589     |     1.9616e+06 |
| Zo of Growth | ).45         | )-.6        |     0.3        |
| ndian Fleet  | 18792        | 19175       | 19372          |
| % of Growth  | ).86         | 2.04        |     1.03       |

(b) & (c): ln order to make the shipping industry more attractive and competitive,  the Government has taken various measures in recent years. These are reduction  in GST from l8% to 5%o on bunker fuel used in Indian flag vessels;  providing  cargo support to Indian shipping industry through  Right of First Refusal (RoFR);  allowing  shipping  enterprises  based in India to acquire  ships abroad and flag them in the country of their convenience;  bringing parity in the tax regime of Indian seafarers employed on Indian flag ships vis-d-vis those on foreign flag ships; removal  of licensing  requirement  for chartering of foreign registered  ships for encouraging coastal movement  of agriculture and other commodities, fertilizers,  EXIM ladenTransshipment  Containers and Empty containers,  etc.

(d) There is no Major port under purview  of the approved implementation  of 'Sagarmala' programmes towards privatization.

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