Lok Sabha Question No. 1552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Coastal Maritime Transport
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1552

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## COASTAL  MARITIME  TRANSPORT

1552. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN: SHRI T,R. BAALU:

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- (a) whether Government  has any comprehensive  plan to promote coastal shipping along the 7500 kms long coast-line  of the country to exploit the shipping  potential so that lhe excessive pressure on roads and railways in cross-country  movement  to cargo could be eased to a large extent;
- (b)  if so, the details of new steps/initiatives undertaken and new policies and stiategies  put in place to develop coastal  shipping  in the country including Kerala along with the SucceSS achieved in terms of increased traffic during the last three  years, State-wise  including  of Kerala;
- (c) the details of Government assistance and support to increase coastal shipping ionnage  to agencies involved  in coastal  shipping  including  the  private  sector;
- (d)  the amount of funds sanctioned and released for development of coastal maritime transport in Kerala during the last five years; and
- (e) the details of operational  and ongoing  projects  for coastal maritime transport, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)'(b)&(c)UnderSagarmalaProgramme,variousinitiativesandprojectshavebeen undertaken  to facilitate shifting of cargo from conventional land-based  transportation  to coastal shipping mode.

The Government has taken following measures to enhance  coastal shipping:

- i.  The coastal Berth scheme under the Sagarmala Programme provides  financial assistance for  creation of infrastructure  to  promote movement of cargo/passengers by sea/National  waterways. under the sagarmala Programme

60 projects  worth Rs.2705  crore has been sanctioned  for the deveropment of coastal Berths, Ro-Ro/Ro-pax  Jetties,  passenger  Jetties etc. out of which 15 projects  worth Rs 849 Cr have been completed.

- ii. Licensing reraxation  under section 407 of the Merchant shipping Act is given to container  vessers for carrying EXrM containers  and empty containers at transhipment  ports for outbound  transport;  and to foreign frag vessers carryrng Agricultural, fisheries,  horticultural,  fertilizers  and animal  produce  commodities subject to the condition  that these commodities  constitute at reast 50% of the cargo on board the ship at the beginning  of the coastal leg.
2. iii A discount of 40% is offered  by major ports  on vesser  and cargo rerated  charges to coastal  cargo vessels.
- iv. Priority  berthing poricy  for coastar vessers has been notified  to reduce turnaround  time for coastal vessels  and improve  their utilization.
4. v  Reduction  of GST on bunker fuers used in rndian Frag Vessers from 1B% to 5%.
5. vr. Green  channel  clearance  introduced  for faster ports. evacuation  of coastal  cargo at
- vii. Allowed reimbursement  of freight  subsidy  on primary  movement  of subsidized urea and P&K fertirizers  by coastar shipping  or inrand  water transportation.
7. viii The projects  for improvement in the first and last mile road and rail connectivity with all the major  and non-major ports have arso been identified for faster cargo movement Ministry  of  ports,  shipping and waterways is working with Ministry  of Rairways  and Ministry  of Road rransport and Highways  to imprement  these projects.

The details  of the coastar  cargo traffic state wise for rast three years is annexed (Annexure-l)

- (d) For the deveropment  of projects  in Kerara, Ministry has sanctioned Rs. 130 crore under the sagarmara programme  and  ti date Rs. 73 crores have been rereased.
- (e) The detairs  of operationar  and ongoing projects  for coastar  Maritime Transport State/UT-wise  are annexed  (Annexure{lj.

## Annexure-l

| Statewise coastal carqo traffic for last three years (MMTPA)   | Statewise coastal carqo traffic for last three years (MMTPA)   | Statewise coastal carqo traffic for last three years (MMTPA)   | Statewise coastal carqo traffic for last three years (MMTPA)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                         | 2019-20                                                        | 2020-21                                                        | 2021-22                                                        |
| Guiarat                                                        | 32                                                             | 27                                                             | 31                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                    | 25                                                             | 24                                                             | 28                                                             |
| Goa                                                            | 1                                                              | 1                                                              | I                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 17                                                             | 14                                                             | 17                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                      | 5                                                              | 5                                                              | 5                                                              |
| Kerala                                                         | 6                                                              | 6                                                              | 6                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                                     | 14                                                             | 15                                                             | 17                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                     | 1                                                              | 1                                                              | 1                                                              |
| Odisha                                                         | 20                                                             | 17                                                             | 22                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                    | 5                                                              | 3                                                              | 3                                                              |
| Andaman & Nicobar                                              | 1                                                              | 1                                                              | 1                                                              |
| Total (MMTPA)                                                  | 127                                                            | 114                                                            | 133                                                            |

## Annexure-ll

| States         | Project Completed   | Under Development   | Under lmplementation   |   Grand Total |
|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1                   |                     | 1                      |             2 |
| Goa            |                     | 1                   |                        |             1 |
| Gujarat        | 2                   | 3                   | 2                      |             7 |
| Karnataka      |                     | 5                   | 4                      |             9 |
| Kerala         | 1                   |                     |                        |             1 |
| Maharashtra    | I                   | 11                  | 12                     |            32 |
| Odisha         |                     | 5                   |                        |             5 |
| Tamil Nadu     | 2                   | 1                   |                        |             3 |
| Grand Total    | 15                  | 26                  | 19                     |            60 |

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