Lok Sabha Question No. 1876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Maritime Colleges/Institutions
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manickam Tagore B, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1876

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 22ND SEPTEMBER,2O2O

## MARITIME COLLEGES/INSTITUTIONS

1876, DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR  S.:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state: q(qf.+qrri*

- (a)whetheronlyfewmaritimecolleges/institutionsarefunctioninginthecountry;
- (b) if so, the details  of the number of such colleges'  State/UT-wise;
- (c)thetotalnumberofstudentswhohavegraduatedfromthesecolleges/institutions and the number of those who have got placement during each of the last three  years and the current Year;
- (d)Whetherthereislessemploymentopportunitiesinthemaritimesectorandifso'the t-r"Jir"1,"pt  taken/being  iaken by the Government  in this regard;
- /e) whether  the Government  has identified  maritime clusters in the country to boost :;;;;;;";"i"p*"nt ,rong the coastlines  and if so' the details  thereof;  and
- (f) the time by which these maritime clusters are likely to be developed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Directorate General  of Shipping'  Mumbai has approved  153 Maritime ir'rinino  lnstitutes.  Out of 't  S3 only 55 colieges are providing Virtual  Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic.

## (b) List of functioning Maritime Training lnstitutes  State/UT-  wise:

| Sr. No.   | State/UT       |   Number of lnstitute |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|
| l1        | Andhra Pradesh |                    02 |
| )2        | Bihar          |                    01 |
| l3        | Jttrakhand     |                    01 |
| )4        | felhi          |                    06 |
| l5        | Haryana        |                    03 |
| l6        | Kerala         |                    02 |
| )7        | Maharashtra    |                    19 |
| OB        | Iamil Nadu     |                    11 |
| 09        | Jttar Pradesh  |                    05 |
| 10        | //est Bengal   |                    05 |
| Total     | Total          |                    55 |

## (c) During the last three years, the total number from Maritime Training lnstitutions  are 32,02g and provided  to students  in last three years is 19,204. of students who have graduated number  of Ship Board Training

Details  of Candidates passed and Ship Board Training during last three years is as follows.

| otal No. of candidate   | Total No. of Ship Board   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|

## Idl The employment  details in the maritime sector  for last three years are given below, which show an increasing trend in the employment opportunities  in the maritime sector :

| Year   | Total No. of seafarers engaged   | Growth %   |
|--------|----------------------------------|------------|
| 2017   | 1,54349                          | 7.23       |
| 2018   | 2,08,799                         | 3527       |
| 201 I  | 2,34,886                         | 12A9       |

Followinq  are some of the initiatives  taken towards  constant enhancement  in the opportunities  in the maritime  sector:-

- "r"pf"V"L"t . The training  curriculum  for the officers and the ratinos was revised in 2016' not only to meet tne glooai sianOarOs  but also to meet tie expectations  of the foreign emPloYers.
- . The Govt. has also brought  maior  regulatory  re-laxation  for obtaining  lndian Continuous  oiscnargJC";rtiticale  icoCl,  which is a pre-reqt'isite  fol !:i:lr:S a vessel for tn" p"poJIJJ "tpr"v)'i"tt n new,liberalized  CDC regime  was introduced  in zorz *irci'a"no'i"i  iolr' p"t lndian citizens  who had completed  a 14 day basic .aritimu'lo,,i"-"'iJ  outrin rnairn  cDC.  Earlier,  they were required to complete "t r""tt  o''ilnt"n"t ii'^ng  toi out"inino  CDC  Further' based  on the previous urp"'l"n"u"onbl;rd ;i;; ;"t"els'  cond"ition  of  passing  of  1Oth standard  has been ';#;;;;n'i"t*i* manv seafarers  having  past ;;;;;;." in cruise ships to obtain  lndian CDC'
- . A policy  shift was made by the regulator by holdinq the training  institutes responsible  to' on-nlliolnifit'iiing  of the students  Further' to release more on-board snip train'n!'sioit'"';;;i;i;^*"s taken to allow  on-board  training  of officers  and mting"  o"n i'g'  and offsh^ore  rlelsels also  These two initiatives  have ip"*O  ,aOition']  bur.tht  for nearly  4000 trainees'
- -Since employment  of lndian seafarers  is well requlated  and their welfare  is well protected  through  n"'f"t '"0 A"Sulations  framei  under  the Merchant  Shipping Act, 1958,  ,n "ontonliiJ*itrt'ti'"" rr'ra'itime  Labour convention'  2006 as amended,  rnor" 'nJ rnoo foreign shipowners  are engaging  lndian seafarers  on board their  shiPs
- . Promulgation  ot new simplified  Continuous  Di-scharge  Certificate  (CDC)  Rules in 2017 and*'ring til"";''';:;;t;;t;';;; of coc  p"apertess/online  has racilitated ,n inar"r."  in the number of lndian  seafarers'

(e &  0  Yes Sir, two marittme  clusters  have  been identified'  one  in Guiarat  and another in Goa The oen of snipoul;;#;tk;i  ilavnagar  has been prepared bv Guiarat Maritime  Board  as prrt oi*rrri"."  cruster deveropment  in Guiarat.  An industrial  plot has been allotted  and a Special  Purpose  Vehicle has been foimed  for development  and operation  of the Goa Maritime  Cluster'