Lok Sabha Question No. 2177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Promote Marine Economy
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Kripanath Mallah, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2177

ANSWERED ON 29/07/2022

## PROMOTE MARINE ECONOMY

2177 - DR- PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU; SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the l\4inister  of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state: qfi,  daqta{6{ sfuqdcrrf  {*

- (a) whether the Government  has any proposal  to develop and improve infrastructure in coastal areas to protect and  promote  the marine economy in the country,
- if  so, the details  in this regard;
- (b)
- whether the Government  has recently held any discussion and decided upon the various challenges  and opportunities  with various  stakeholders  regarding the
- (d)  if so, the details of the suggeslions  shared during such a review towards
- (c) marine  sector in the country;
- promotion  and protection of the sector, particularly lndia's blue economy; and
- (e)  the details  of the corrective  steps taken/proposed  to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)&(b)

Yes, Sir. The Sagarmala  programme  is the flagship  programme  of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WateMays to  promote  port-led  development in the country  through harnessing lndia's 7,500 km long coastline, 14,500 km of  potentially navigable waterways  and strategic location on key international  maritime trade routes. As a part of Sagarmala Programme,  more than 800 projects  at an estimated  cost of around  5.5 lakh crore have been identified  for implementation.

Currently  there are 77 Coastal Community  Development  proiects under Sagarmala Programme  worth Rs.'10,188 Cr. out of which  '19  projects  worth Rs  '1,450 Cr. have already been completed.  While 58 projects worth Rs. 8,738 Cr. are under various stages  of development and implementation

The coastal community  development  includes  project with respect to Fisheries (expansion and upgradation/ construction/ modernisation of Fishing  harbours, River mouth  dredging, Fish processing  centre, Fish landing  centre), Skill Development (Skill  & Multi skill development centre, Marine engineering and training  institutes) and Technology centres.

(c)  to (e) The Ministry carried out detailed consultations  with the maritime State Governments, UT Administrations, State Maritime Boards, Major Ports, District Collectors and lvlembers  of Parliament representing the coastal districts/constituencies. After consultations,  under holistic development of coastal districts, a total of 567 projects with an estimated cost of around Rs. 58,000cr have been identified.  These projects  are across four major categories  i.e., Coastal lnfrastructure  Development, Coastal Tourism, Coastal lndustrial Development  and Coastal Community Development. Further, stakeholders  consultations are also held through the Maritime states development  council (MSDC) and National Sagarmala Apex Committee  (NSAC) meetings.