Lok Sabha Question No. 2025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Sagarmala Project
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY, 2016 SAGARMALA PROJECT

## †2025. SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the work under Sagarmala project is running behind schedule;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)the details and the objectives of the said project;
- (d)the present status of various works under the said project; and
- (e) the potential of employment generation as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)&(b):Sagarmala  is  a  long  term  programme,  which  was  approved  by  Union  Cabinet  on  25 th March,2015.

The programme involves drawing up a National Perspective Plan(NPP) for Port Modernization & New  Port  Development,  Port  Connectivity  Enhancement,  Port-Led  Industrial  Development  and Coastal Community Development as a first step for an integrated approach to port led development. This  planning  process  which  involved  extensive  interaction  and  consultation  with  concerned states/UT governments, stakeholder Ministries and related PSUs, has been completed and the NPP is developed, has been approved by the National Sagarmala Apex Committee on 9 th April,2016.

(c):  To  exploit  the  potential  of  India's  approximately  7,500  km  long  coastline  and  14,500km  of potentially navigable waterways the SagarmalaProgramme aims to promote port-led development in the country.  The concept of the SagarmalaProgramme approved by the Cabinet on 25 th March, 2015. The  objectives  of  the  SagarmalaProgramme  are  Port  modernization  &  new  port  development, enhancing port connectivity to hinterland, port led Industrialization and coastal  community development.

(d): The status of major works under Sagarmalaprogramme is as follows:

- i. Sagarmala Cell was set up on 1 st May, 2015.
- ii. The setting up of Sagarmala Development Company has been approved by the Cabinet.
- iii. Twelve  Early  Bird  Projects  have  been  taken  up  for  implementation  in  FY  2015-16 which relate to hinterland connectivity, port operations, skill building and development of breakwaters.

- iv. The perspective plans of 14 Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs), identified as part of NPP, have been prepared which will lead to formation of detailed master plans.

As part of the NPP, total 173 projects have been initially identified across the programme objectives which  will  result  in  significant  investment  in  maritime  infrastructure,  create  employment,  reduce logistics cost and boost merchandize exports over the next decade.

The  implementation  of  these  projects  is  to  be  done  by  the  relevant  ports,  Central  Government Ministries, State Governments and State Maritime Boards preferably through private sector or PPP route. Sagarmala Development Company will provide equity support for the project SPVs(State/Port/Central Ministry Level SPVs) and take up residual projects that cannot be funded by any other means/mode.

(e): A projection has been made that the identified industrial cluster projects once implemented will enable creation of approximately 1 crore new jobs, including 40 lakh direct jobs and 60 lakhs indirect jobs in the next 10 years.

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