Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Development of Coastal Maritime Transport
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 680

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL MARITIME TRANSPORT

680. SHRI CHANDRA  SEKHAR BELLANA:

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- (a) whether the Government has undertaken  any steps/in itiatives to develop coastal maritime transport;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof, State-wise  and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the amount  of funds sanctioned  and released for development  of coastal maritime transport,State-wise;  and
- (d) the details of operational  and ongoing projects for coastal maritime transport, state\_ wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Yes Sir' water transport  being economical as well as eco-friendly  mode of transport,  Ministry of Ports,  Shipping  and wateruuays  under  sagamara  programme  has undertaken  Ro-Ro/Ro-pax projects across severar routes. Further, rn order  to encourage a modal shift, coastar vessers  are being provided  a discount of 40% in port charges over foreign  going vessers.  other measures such as reduction  of GST on bunker fuer from 1g percent  to 5 percent,  cabotage reraxation  for cargo vessers, integration  of inrand and coastal cargo, subsidy support to rndian  shipping companies,  Green channer crearance for coastal cargoes and priority  berthing for coastal vessels at major ports  are some of the efforts to promote  coastal shipping  and coastal  marine transport.
- (c)  and  (d) Under Sagarmala Programme, Gol is providing  assistance for construction or upgradation  of exclusive coastal berths, platforms or jetties,  mechanization  of coastal berth, and capital dredging.State  wise details of completed and proposed  infrastructure projects  for Ro-Ro & Ro-Pax ferry along with funds sanctioned and released under Sagarmala  Programme  is annexed (Annexure).

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## Annexure

| State           | Proiect Completed   | Under lmplementation   | Under DeveloPment   | Funds Sanctioned ( in cr)   |   Funds released ( in cr) |
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| nnOfrra Pradesh | 1                   | 1                      |                     | 40                          |                     35    |
| Goa             |                     |                        | I                   | 10                          |                      5    |
| Gujarat         | 1                   | 2                      | 4                   | 414.32                      |                    160.16 |
| Karnataka       |                     | I                      | 5                   | 146.2                       |                     25    |
| Kerala          | 1                   |                        |                     | 7.24                        |                      6.52 |
| Maharashtra     | I                   | 1'l                    | 11                  | 484                         |                    208.3  |
| Odisha          |                     |                        | 3                   | 79.98                       |                      0    |
| Tamil Nadu      | 2                   | 1                      | 1                   | 70                          |                     64.94 |
| Total           | '14                 | 'tb                    | 25                  | 1251.',|.0             |                    505    |