Lok Sabha Question No. 2012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Review of Port Infrastructure
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2012

ANSWERED ON - 02/08/2024

## REVIEW OF PORT INFRASTRUCTURE

2012. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

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

पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  of  upgradation  of  the  country's  port infrastructure, in a major push to ease bottlenecks in logistics and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has identified  critical infrastructure  gaps  in  port  connectivity that  would  be  taken  on  a  priority  basis  and  their  implementation  would  be  reviewed periodically to complete them on fast track; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  number  of  identified  critical  infrastructure  gaps  in  port  connectivity  in  the country, particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sagarmala  is  a  flagship  programme  of  the  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  and Waterways aims to promote port-led development in the country through harnessing India's 7,500  km  long  coastline,  14,500  km  of  potentially  navigable  waterways  and  strategic location on key international maritime trade routes. The vision of Sagarmala is to reduce logistics cost with minimal infrastructure investment, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the  economy and increasing competitiveness of exports. The projects under SagarmalaProgramme are categorized into five pillars -port modernization, port connectivity, port-led industrialization, coastal community development and coastal shipping & inland water transport.
- (b) & (c)  Based on consultation with Major Ports and state maritime boards, 107 last mile road  and  rail  connectivity  infrastructure  gaps  have  been  identified  and  included  in  the Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan (CPCP) prepared by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in September 2022. State Multimodal Committees have been formed which has representatives from Major Ports, State Maritime Boards, Ministry of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  /  National  Highway  Authority  of  India,  and  Ministry  of Railways  to  review  the  projects  periodically.  State  wise  list  of  the  infrastructure  gaps  is given as Annexure.

State wise number of Port rail and road Infrastructure Gaps.

| State          |   No. of Infrastructure Gaps |
|----------------|------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                           14 |
| Gujarat        |                           19 |
| Karnataka      |                           19 |
| Kerala         |                            5 |
| Maharashtra    |                           31 |
| Odisha         |                            8 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                            7 |
| West Bengal    |                            4 |
| Total          |                          107 |

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## Annexure