Lok Sabha Question No. 5403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5403

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS IN ODISHA AND ANDHRA PRADESH

5403. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO: SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Railways  has  proposed  to  establish  Gati  Shakti Cargo Terminals (GSCTs) in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  of  locations  where  Railways  is  proposing  to establish the above terminals in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  whether  any  timeline  has  been  fixed  for  this,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has already established GSCTs in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether some GSCTs have already become functional, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)      the  number  of  people  being  benefitted  by  direct  and  indirect employment?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ********

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5403  BY  SHRI  MAHESH  SAHOO  AND SHRI  BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS IN ODISHA AND ANDHRA PRADESH

(a) & (b): In order to boost investment from industry in setting up of cargo  terminals,  'Gati  Shakti  Multi-Modal  Cargo  Terminal  (GCT)' policy has been launched, wherein GCTs are being developed by nonrailway  agencies.  Under  the  GCT  policy  Fourteen  (14)  locations  in Odisha  and  Sixteen  (16)  locations  in  Andhra  Pradesh  have  been provisionally identified / proposed for setting up of GCTs. The details of locations are as under -

|   SN | Name of location / station    | State          |
|------|-------------------------------|----------------|
|    1 | Daitari                       | Odisha         |
|    2 | Byree                         | Odisha         |
|    3 | Nuagan                        | Odisha         |
|    4 | Badabandha                    | Odisha         |
|    5 | Porjanpur                     | Odisha         |
|    6 | Jarapada                      | Odisha         |
|    7 | Brundamal                     | Odisha         |
|    8 | Machhapur                     | Odisha         |
|    9 | Darlipali / Lika              | Odisha         |
|   10 | Talcher                       | Odisha         |
|   11 | Sukinda Road                  | Odisha         |
|   12 | Jaipur Keonjhar Road Paradeep | Odisha         |
|   13 |                               | Odisha         |
|   14 | Sogra                         | Odisha         |
|   15 | Vadalapudi                    | Andhra Pradesh |
|   16 | Krishnapatnam                 | Andhra Pradesh |
|   17 | Veeravasaram                  | Andhra Pradesh |
|   18 | Karapa                        | Andhra Pradesh |
|   19 | Bayyavaram                    | Andhra Pradesh |
|   20 | Tettu                         | Andhra Pradesh |
|   21 | Venkatachalam                 | Andhra Pradesh |
|   22 | Bikkavolu                     | Andhra Pradesh |
|   23 | Machilipatnam                 | Andhra Pradesh |
|   24 | Jaggayyapeta                  | Andhra Pradesh |
|   25 | Sanjamala                     | Andhra Pradesh |

|   26 | Banaganapalli   | Andhra Pradesh   |
|------|-----------------|------------------|
|   27 | Krishnapuram    | Andhra Pradesh   |
|   28 | Nakkanadoddi    | Andhra Pradesh   |
|   29 | Pondugala       | Andhra Pradesh   |
|   30 | Tummalacheruvu  | Andhra Pradesh   |

(c):        As  per  the  provisions  of  the  GCT  policy,  the  agencies  are expected  to  complete  the  construction  within  twenty  four  (24) months of grant of 'In-Principle-Approval'.

(d)  and  (e):  Upto  1 st   March  2023,  a  total  30  GCTS  have  been commissioned across the country, which include two GCTs (Paradeep and Darlipali/Lika) in Odisha and two GCTs (Nakkanadoddi and Tummalacheruvu) in Andhra Pradesh.

(f): Data regarding any estimate of employment operationalisation of GCTs is not maintained.

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