Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Assistance to Shipbuilding, Research and Development Scheme
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1176

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## ASSISTANCE TO SHIPBUILDING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 1176.   SHRI. APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

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

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a)  the  details  of  projects  approved  under  the  Assistance  to  Shipbuilding,  Research  and Development  Scheme  including  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  during  the  last  five years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  projects  approved  under  the  said  Scheme  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  their present status, district-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  proposals  received  from  various  State  Governments,  including  Andhra Pradesh,  that  are  pending  with  the  Union  Government,  along  with  funds  requested  and reasons for pendency; and
- (d) the measures being taken to expedite appraisal, approval and implementation of pending proposals under the said Scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  The  Projects  approved  towards  the  grant  of  financial  assistance  under Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy (SBFAP) pertain specifically to the Shipbuilding contracts of various vessels built across shipyards in Goa, Gujarat, West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. The details of SBFAP is at Annexure-1 .  Further,  the  details  of  projects  approved  under  the  Research  and Development (R&D) Scheme including funds allocated, released  and  utilised during the  last  five  years,  year-wise  and  State-wise  is  at Annexure-2  &  3 .At  present,  no proposal  of  State  Government  is  pending  with  Union  Government.  However,  the receiving  of  applications  and  their  approval  under  SBFAP  and  R&D  Schemes  is  a continuous and ongoing process. Further, to expedite the process, continuous review meetings are undertaken at various levels.

- A. The year wise financial assistance disbursed under SBFAP is placed as follows:
- B. The details of funds allocated, released and utilised during the last five years, yearwise and State-wise under SBFAP are as follows:-

| Financial Year                | Amount disbursed    |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|
| FY 2020-2021                  | ₹ 49,98,33,610.00   |
| FY 2021-2022                  | ₹ 64,62,52,605.00   |
| FY 2022-2023                  | ₹ 58,03,99,287.00   |
| FY 2023-2024                  | ₹ 89,93,42,483.00   |
| FY 2024-2025                  | ₹ 1,37,24,95,799.00 |
| FY 2025-2026 (till 3 rd Qtr.) | ₹ 1,23,13,33,159.00 |
| Total Amount disbursed        | ₹ 5,22,96,56,943.00 |

(In rupees)

| State / FY     | 2020-21      | 2021-22      | 2022-23      | 2023-24      | 2024-25        | 2025-26      |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
| Goa            | 30,37,09,387 | 32,48,51,781 | 15,89,00,055 | 51,65,07,089 | 1,07,08,33,023 | 75,44,99,420 |
| Gujarat        | 9,86,42,223  | 1,33,47,261  | 2,96,60,580  | 5,27,29,219  | 2,23,81,560    | 2,99,94,300  |
| Kerala         | -            | 30,80,53,563 | 37,52,13,616 | 10,49,81,250 | 4,04,02,977    | 3,42,21,498  |
| West Bengal    | 9,74,82,000  | -            | 1,66,25,036  | 15,60,63,785 | 2,79,32,503    | 3,84,24,995  |
| Karnataka      | -            | -            | -            | 6,90,61,140  | 20,03,81,140   | 32,12,76,054 |
| Maharashtr a   | -            | -            | -            | -            | 1,05,64,596    | -            |
| Andhra Pradesh | -            | -            | -            | -            | -              | 5,29,16,892  |

- C. The details of project approved under SBFAS in Andhra Pradesh are as follows

| Application No.   | Shipyard Name                      | Application Submitted Date   |   Hull No(s) | Present Status (till date)     |
|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
| Y015100352        | San Maritime India Private Limited | 14-01-2026                   |          116 | Vessel under construction      |
| Y005400289        | San Marine                         | 10-02-2025                   |         1016 | Vessel under construction      |
| Y005400231        | San Marine                         | 13-07-2024                   |         1020 | Vessel under construction      |
| Y005400230        | San Marine                         | 27-07-2024                   |         1017 | Vessel under construction      |
| Y005400200        | San Marine                         | 18-03-2024                   |          111 | Financial Assistance Disbursed |
| Y005400201        | San Marine                         | 18-03-2024                   |         1015 | Financial Assistance Disbursed |
| Y005400175        | San Marine                         | 02-08-2023                   |          109 | Financial Assistance Disbursed |

R&D (Shipping)

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project                                                                                                                                   |   Funds allocated (In Lakhs) | Project Proponent (State)           | Fund Released during the last five years (Amount in Rs. Lakh)                                                          | Utilised fund during the last five years (Amount in Rs.)                   | Status of the Project   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vessel                                                                                                                                      |                    1750      | CSL, Kochi                          | 2021-2022: 393.75 Lakh 2022-2023 : Nil 2023-2024 : 708.64 Lakh 2024-2025 : 210 Lakh                                    | Nil 2022-2023 : 240.98 Lakh 2023-2024 : 774.91 Lakh 2024-2025 : 96.50 Lakh | Completed               |
|        2 | Green shipping: Drag reduction of underwater bodies by modifying the surface and flow conditions.                                                              |                      76.0962 | IIT Delhi                           | FY 2023-24 : 210.10 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 126.53 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh                                              | : 111.06 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 123.67 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh             |                         |
|        3 | Analysis of Fiber Reinforced/Sandwich Composite Ship Structural System.                                                                                        |                      81.02   | IIT Delhi                           | FY 2023-24 : 210.10 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 126.53 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh                                              | : 111.06 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 123.67 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh             |                         |
|        4 | Development of a shallow-water towing simulation software for complex bathymetry and hull shapes.                                                              |                      69.813  | IIT Delhi                           | FY 2023-24 : 210.10 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 126.53 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh                                              | : 111.06 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 123.67 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh             | Approved                |
|        5 | Robust machine learning based optimization of ship hull by IIT Delhi.                                                                                          |                      71.06   | IIT Delhi                           | FY 2023-24 : 210.10 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 126.53 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh                                              | : 111.06 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 123.67 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh             |                         |
|        6 | Structural health monitoring of ship hulls using artificial intelligence for increased safety and condition-based decision-making.                             |                      76.472  | IIT Delhi                           | FY 2023-24 : 210.10 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 126.53 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh                                              | : 111.06 Lakh FY 2024-25 : 123.67 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 38.56 Lakh             |                         |
|        7 | The design, Development construction and demonstration of fully indigenous autonomous surface vessel (ASV) pilot project.                                      |                    4000      | CSL, Kochi                          | FY 2024- 25 : 925.06 Lakh 2025-2026 : 164.52 Lakh* (Rs 164.52 Lakh Diverted by MoPSW to IMU & IIT Delhi from CSL fund) | FY 2024- 25 : 314.28 Lakh FY 2025-26 : 446.26 Lakh                         | Approved                |
|        8 | Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Doped Titanium Nano-Metal Oxide Additives in Bio- based Vegetables Gear Oil Lubricant for Marine Applications. |                      55.72   | Indian Maritime University, Chennai | FY 2024 -25 : 7.43 Lakh FY 2025 -26 : 17.27 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)                                                    | FY 2024 - 25: 37.43 Lakh FY 2025 -26 : 7.43 Lakh                           | Approved                |

|   9 | Development of mathematical model for the maneuverability, predictions of island vessels.                                                                                           |   104.35 | Indian Maritime University, Visakhapat nam   | FY 2024 -25 : 30.00 Lakh FY 2025 -26 : 9.42 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)   | Approved   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|  10 | Studies for ensuring channel stability off Haldia multi-model terminal of IWAI.                                                                                                     |  37.4    | Indian Maritime University, Visakhapat nam   | FY 2025 -26 : 37.40 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)                           | Approved   |
|  11 | Underwater Radiated Noise from Port- related activities and its mitigation measures.                                                                                                |  18.55   | Indian Maritime University                   | FY 2025 -26 : 18.55 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)                           | Approved   |
|  12 | Numerical studies on Hull form optimization of Indian Inland vessels for minimum wave wash.                                                                                         |  78.272  | Indian Maritime University, Visakhapat nam   | FY 2025 -26 : 24.18 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)                           | Approved   |
|  13 | Design and development of an innovative methodology for advanced assessment of the lubricating oil performance based on frequency domain spectroscopy used for marine applications. |  62.3656 | Indian Maritime University, Kolkata          | FY 2025 -26 : 22.00 Lakh (As on 15.01.2025)                           | Approved   |

## R&D (Ports Sectors)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Research Project                                                                                                                                                       | Funds allocated (In Lakhs)    | Project Proponent (State)   | Fund Released during the last five years (Amount in Rs.)                                                                                                         | Utilised fund during the last five years (Amount in Rs.)                                                                                                         | Status of the project   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Strength Self Compacting Alkali Activated Slag Concrete) HS-SC- AASC) filled steel tubes in the enhancement of strength and durability in Ports, Harbour, and offshore structures. | 24.4                          | IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand    | FY 2020-21 : 12,20,000.00 FY 2021-22 : 12,20,000.00 FY 2022-23 : Nil Total Amount Rs. 24,40,000                                                                  | FY 2020-21 : 1,11,000.00 FY 2021-22 : 12,12,412.00 FY 2022-23 : 11,16,588.00 Total Amount Rs. 24,40,000                                                          | Completed               |
|         2 | Design, Analysis and Development of Hybrid Floating Offshore Breakwater.                                                                                                           | 49.2184                       | NITK, Karnataka             | FY 2021-22 : 28,00,000.00 FY 2022-23 : 15,00,000.00 FY 2023-24 : 6,21,840.00 Total Amount Rs. 49,21,840.00                                                       | FY 2021-22 : 3,44,219.00 FY 2022-23 : 28,54,664.00 FY 2023-24 : 12,09,936.00 Total Amount Rs. 44,08,819.00                                                       | Completed               |
|         3 | Ameliorate Dredged Sediments.                                                                                                                                                      | 140.55                        | IIT Bombay Maharashtra      | FY 2021-22 : 20,00,000.00 FY 2022-23 : 24,90,000.00 FY 2023-24 : 35,10,000.00 FY 2024-25 : Nil Total Amount Rs. 80,00,000.00                                     | FY 2021-22 : 2,32.006.00 FY 2022-23 : 8,72,158.00 FY 2023-24 : 55,73,171.00 FY 2024-25 : 3,99,090.00 Total Amount Rs. 70,76,425.00                               | Completed               |
|         4 | New resilient breakwater for the safety of Port and Harbour against Tsunami                                                                                                        | 45.00 (22.5 MoPSW +22.5 NMPA) | NITK, Karnataka             | FY 2022-23 : 15,10,000.00 FY 2023-24 : 3,75,000.00 FY 2024-25 : 3,65,000.00 Total Amount Rs. 22,50,000.00                                                        | FY 2022-23 : 5,58,635.00 FY 2022-23 : 13,26,365.00 FY 2023-24 : 3,65,000.00 Total Amount Rs. 22,50,000.00                                                        | Completed               |
|         5 | Submerged vanes for river training and sediment management in streams and their field application.                                                                                 | 172.5                         | IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand    | FY 2021-22 : 35,00,000.00 FY 2022-23 : 45,00,000.00 FY 2023-24 : 20,00,000.00 FY 2024-25 : 48,67,800.00 FY 2025-26 : 6,75,039.00 Total Amount Rs. 1,55,42,839.00 | FY 2021-22 : 5,86,165.00 FY 2022-23 : 56,43,215.00 FY 2023-24 : 37,70,620.00 FY 2024-25 : 24,82,746.00 FY 2025-26 : 30,54,673.00 Total Amount Rs. 1,55,37,419.00 | Completed               |

|   6 | Valorization of Dredged Sediments.                                                                                                               |   46.4738 | IIT Bombay Maharashtra    | FY 2024-25 : 24,46,400.00 FY 2025-26 : 8,68,400.00 Total Amount Rs. 33,14,800.00   | FY 2024-25 : 15,12,304.00 FY 2025-26 : 11,03,939.42 (as on 31.12.2025) Total Amount Rs. 26,16,243.42   | Approved   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|   7 | Comprehensive Analysis of Siltation Behaviour of Navigation Channels and basins of MbPT& JNPT.                                                   |    96.899 | IIT Bombay Maharashtra    | FY 2024-25 : 60,41,200.00 FY 2025-26 : 21,50,000.00 Total Amount Rs. 81,91,200.00  | FY 2024-25 : 27,99,611.00 FY 2025-26 : 43,16,389.00 (as on 31.12.2025) Total Amount Rs. 71,16,000.00   | Approved   |
|   8 | R & D Scheme 'Improved draft forecasting and morphological change predictions affecting navigation in River Hooghly using computer applications' |    82.968 | IIT Kharagpur West Bengal | FY 2024-25 : 49,89,600.00 FY 2025-26 : Nil Total Amount Rs. 49,21,840.00           | FY 2024-25 : 8,31,600.00 FY 2025-26 :22,03,096.00 (as on 31.12.2025) Total Amount Rs. 30,34,696.00     | Approved   |

*****