Lok Sabha Question No. 3726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Performance of Public Sector Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3726 To BE ANSwERED oN 3't" JANUARY,  20r9

## PERFORMANCE  OF PUBLIC SECTOR PORTS

3726. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME  CODWA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state:

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- (a)  whether  any reports about the perfbrrnance  of public sector pofis are available with thc Government;
- (b)  if so, the details thereol,  Port-wise;
- (c) the turnover  along with profit earned or loss incurred  by the Public Sector  5rorts  during the Iast three years;
- (d)  the capacity utilization during the said period; and
- (e)  the steps takerr/proposed  to be taken by the Government in improving the performance  ol the said ports?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPINC (SHRI PON. RADHAKzuSHNAN)

(a)  to (c) Basic Port Statistics  of India  (BPS) published by Transport Research Wing of the Ministry of Shipping is an annuat publication featuring  performance of public sector  ports. In addition,  the Indian Ports Association  (lPA) which is an apex body of Major Pofts under the administrative  con;rol of the Ministry  of Shipping also brings out an annual  publication  on profile of Major Ports giving  key star.istical  data relatirrg  to the Ports. The details of turnover(Total  tncome)  and Proflt  earned (Net Surplus)  of the Major Ports during the last three years is given at Annexure  I.

- (d)  The capacity utilization  by Major ports during the last three years is given at Annexure  II.
- (e)  lncreasing  the efficiency  of Ma.jor Ports is a continuoLrs process.  Government  is regularly  rnonitoring the Port projects  with a view to modernise/  upgrade the port infrastructure  through construction  of new berths/terminals,  modernisatiorr  of befths, installation  of state of art equipment, mechanisation of cargo handling systems  etc at ports including  the dredging projects  to accommodate  large'vessels.  A study on benchn-rarking of efficiency  and prodLrctivity  of rnajor ports to internationaI levels hzLs been carried out to improve  the operations and efficierrcy of the ma.ior ports. The study  has identified  a total of I l6 port wise action points/initiatives of which 9l  initiatives have already beerr completed resulting in improved elficiency.

## Po.t-n  ise P".fo.*unc"  of lrrbli. S".tor  prr.ts  (Mrio.  po.ts)

## A. Turnover  (Total  Income)

| PORT                | 20ls-16       | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|---------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|
| KOLKATA             | 1928.37       | 2022.08   | 2661.02   |
| PARADIP             | | 170.92 | t265.76   | 157 9 .50 |
| VISAKHAPATNAM       | 1249.45       | 1040.21   | 1201.29   |
| KAMARAJAR(ENNORE)   | 643.86        | 640.s0    | 637.06    |
| CHENNAI             | 983.72        | 9s2.16    | 952.60    |
| V.O. CHIDAMBARANAII | 623.87        | 686.1I    | 66s.8s    |
| COCHIN              | 5 10.:ls      | 545.03    | 577.94    |
| NEW MANGALORE       | 417.76        | 495.3t    | 547.46    |
| MORMUCAO            | 3s4.08        | 469.43    | 452.28    |
| MUMBAI              | t631.72       | 1607.26   | 1605.65   |
| J.N.P.T.            | 1989.69       | 2t66.24   | 2240.4s   |
| DEEDAYAL (KANDLA)   | I 189.40      | r57l .85  | 17 15.84  |
| TOTAL               | t2693.19      | 13462.54  | 14836.94  |

## B. Profit earned  (Net  Surplus)

| PORT               | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| KOLKATA            | -243.22   | -169.02   | -164.92   |
| PARADIP            | 392.75    | 422.99    | 542.6s    |
| VISAKHAPATNAM      | 25.70     | 45.32     | 249.69    |
| KAMARAJAR(ENNORE)  | 445.89    | 426.48    | 437.73    |
| CHENNAI            | 42.20     | 12.59     | 40.29     |
| V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR | 18t.42    | 171 .17   | 164.s9    |
| COCHIN             | -40.52    | -27.t7    | t3.55     |
| NEW MANGALORE      | r 17.18   | 144.25    | 190.54    |
| MORMUCAO           | s.69      | 59.t2     | 2.2A      |
| MUMBAI             | -473.57   | -326.85   | 4 r 8.00  |
| J.N.P.T.           | t09t.61   | 1344.74   | 1442.28   |
| DEEDAYAL (KANDLA)  | 422.12    | 693.86    | 905.06    |
| TOTAL              | 1967.25   | 2797.48   | 340s.66   |

## Annexure  I

Rs. in Crores

Rs. in Crores

## Capacitv  utilisation of Maior Ports during the last three vears

| Particu lars                 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |   2017 -18 |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Traffic (ln Million 'fonnes) |    606.47 | 648.40    |     679.37 |
| Capacity (ln MTPA)           |    965.36 | I 359     |    1451.19 |
| Capacity Utilisation (o/o)   |     62.82 | 47.71     |      46.81 |

Port Capacity  re-rated based on Berthing  Policy  as per international  norms in2016-

17. Capacity utilisation  of 2016-17  and20l7-18 is based on re-rated capacity.

## Annexure  II