Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Under Construction Ports
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1193

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## UNDER CONSTRUCTION PORTS

1193.  SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWAR: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be  pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

(a) the number and details of ports operational and under construction in the country including ports operated by private entities and in the PPP model till date;

(b)  the  details  of  the  schemes  initiated  for  augmenting  the  capacity  of  ports  and constructing new ports across the country along with the amount of money spent for the same; (c)  the  total  funds  Government  has  disbursed  during  the  last  three  years  and  is planning to disburse as part of Viability Gap Funding in the next five years; (d)  whether  Government  has  given  any  funds  to  Government  of  Karnataka  to  build new ports or rebuild the existing ports; and

(e) if so, the details of the funds disbursed in the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) There are 12 Major Ports wholly owned by the central government. These are Deendayal Port, Mumbai Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mormugao Port, New Mangalore Port, Cochin Port, V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port, Visakhapatnam  Port, Paradip Port  and  Syama  Prasad Mookerjee  Port.Private  Sector  Participation  has  been  allowed  in  these  Major Ports  on  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  basis  for  projects/berths/terminals through concession agreement for a fixed tenure by way of bidding process on revenue  share/royalty  payment  by  the  concessionaire.  After  the  concession period gets over the port asset is handed over to the Port Authority. There are 213  non-major  ports  managed  by  and  under  the  control  of  respective  State

Maritime  Board/State  Government.  In  February,  2020,  the  Government  has given in principle approval to develop Vadhavan Port on Landloard Model by an SPV incorporated under Companies Act, 2023 with Jawaharlal Nehru Port as lead partner without Budgetary support from Government of India.

The Sagarmala is the flagship CentralSector Scheme of the Ministry of Ports,Shipping and  Waterways  to  promoteport-led  development  in  the  country  and  to  enhance  the capacityof  major  and  non-major  ports  andmodernizing  them  to  make  themefficient, thereby  enabling  them  to  become  drivers  of  port-led  economicdevelopment.Out  of total  budgetary  allocation  inallocation  of  Rs.3113  CroreunderSagarmala  Scheme, expenditure tilldate is Rs.2360 Crore.

The  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  &  Waterways  has  identified  81  Public-PrivatePartnership (PPP) projects of more than Rs.44670 Crore till financial year 2024-25 for construction and modernization of Major Ports' berths, terminals, oil jetties, etc.Out of these, 14 projects of value ~Rs.10,750 Crore have been awarded so far.

(c) No  fund  has  been  disbursed  to  Major  Portsunder  the  Viability  Gap  Funding Scheme till date.

(d)  to  (e)  Under  the  Sagarmala  Scheme,the  Ministry  has  released  Rs.30.39  Crore tothe Government of Karnataka for theprojects in the last three years.

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