Lok Sabha Question No. 4624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Overseas Ports of India
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4624

ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025

## OVERSEAS PORTS OF INDIA

4624.  SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of PORTS,SHIPPING AND WATERWAYSbe pleased to state: पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) the details regarding the list of Indian overseas ports proposed, under construction and presently functional across the world, country-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the total amount of funds allocated, released and utilized over the last five years, port-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the details  regarding  the  total  value  and  volume  of  goods  that  moved  through Indian overseas ports over the last five years, port-wise and year-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any deadlines for the completion of projects, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The ShahidBeheshti Port in Chabahar, Iran and Sittwe Port in Myanmar are  the  two  Indian  overseas  ports  that  are  functional.  No  projects  are  pending completion. Further the details regarding the total amount of funds allocated and utilized and  details  regarding  the  total  volume  of  goods  that  moved  through  Indian  overseas ports over the last five years may be seen at Annexure 1 and Annexure 2, respectively.

## SHAHID BEHESHTI PORT OF CHABAHAR, IRAN

Details of grants received and expenditure incurred:

| Financial Year                         | Allocation        | Utilization       |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 2016-17                                | 1,00,00,00,000.00 | 25,000.00         |
| 2017-18                                | -                 | 4,11,34,326.00    |
| 2018-19                                | -                 | 5,19,60,420.00    |
| 2019-20                                | -                 | 2,91,73,755.00    |
| 2020-21                                | -                 | 86,48,15,396.00   |
| 2021-22                                | 100,00,00,000.00  | 76,90,52,109.00   |
| 2022-23                                | 1,00,00,00,000.00 | 20,49,53,017.57   |
| 2023-24                                | 1,00,00,00,000.00 | 3,52,46,421.79    |
| 2024-25 (till December 2024 unaudited) | 1,00,00,00,000.00 | 1,68,90,08,475.46 |

## SITTWE PORT, MYANMAR

Details of grants received and expenditure incurred:

| Financial Year   | Allocation     | Utilization    |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 2024-25          | 4,22,86,000.00 | 3,97,74,495.00 |

## ANNEXURE 1

(All figures in Rs.)

SHAHID BEHESHTI PORT OF CHABAHAR, IRAN

|   Sl No. | Year       | Total Volume (MT)   |
|----------|------------|---------------------|
|        1 | FY 2020-21 | 12,24,345           |
|        2 | FY 2021-22 | 22,28,820           |
|        3 | FY 2022-23 | 22,20,038           |
|        4 | FY 2023-24 | 28,40,369           |
|        5 | FY 2024-25 | 22,32,002           |

SITTWE PORT, MYANMAR

|   Sl No. | Year                       | Total Volume (MT)   |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | June-2024 to February 2025 | 46,317.96           |

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ANNEXURE 2