Lok Sabha Question No. 2044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Cargo Handling by Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2044 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## CARGO HANDLING BY PORTS

2044. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether there has been significant increase in the handling of cargo by all the major ports in the country during the last one year and the current year, if so, the details of quantum of profit and operational income registered during the said period, port-wise;
- (b) the details of combined capacity of all the major ports as well as the minor ports in the country;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target to increase the capacity of ports in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make all the major ports in the country as green ports generating electricity for their consumption and if so, the estimated quantum of power likely to be generated as a result thereof, port-wise; and
- (e)  the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the port sector in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Yes, Madam. There has been increase in the handling of cargo at Major Ports in the country during the last one year and the current year.  The cargo handled at Major Ports during 2014-15 was 581.34 Million Tonnes (MT) as against 555.49 Million Tonnes handled during 2013-14, registering a growth of 4.65%. In the Current Year from April to October, 2015, total  traffic  handled  was  347.89  Million Tonnes as  against  335.57 Million Tonnes handled in corresponding period of the last year, registering a growth of 3.67%. The details of Operating Income  and  Operating  Surplus,  Port-wise,  for  the  last  year  and  current  year  upto  September  are  enclosed  at Annexure-I .
- (b)  The total capacity of Major Ports and Non-Major Ports as on 31.03.2015 was 871.52 MT and 658.71 MT, respectively. The total capacity of both Major and Non-Major Ports was 1530.23 Million Tonnes.
- (c)  As  per  the  12 th Plan  document,  the  capacity  of  Major  Ports    is  targeted    to  increase  from  702.80  MT  to 1229.24 MT by the end of the 12 th five year Plan and that of Non Major Ports from 544.65 MT to 1457.42 MT.
- (d)  Government has set target to generate 135 Mega Watt (MW) non-conventional energy in Major Ports in next five years starting from 2015-16. Port-wise targets for Solar Energy are enclosed in Annexure-II .
- (e)  The Government has taken several measures to increase the capacity of Major Ports as also to bring them at par with international standards. These are as under:
- (i) Construction of new berths
- (ii) Upgradation of existing berths
- (iii) Mechanization of berths
- (iv) Installation of state of art equipments
- (v) Mechanization of cargo handling systems
- (vi) Dredging of navigation channel and berths to accommodate large vessels.

## ANNEXURE-I

| Major Ports             | Operating Income (Rs. In Crores)   | Operating Income (Rs. In Crores)   | Operating Surplus (Rs. In Crores)   | Operating Surplus (Rs. In Crores)   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                         | 2014-15                            | April-Sep 15                       | 2014-15                             | April-Sep 15                        |
| Kolkata Port            | 1773.60                            | 893.86                             | 384.70                              | 209.35                              |
| Paradip Port            | 920.94                             | 481.61                             | 371.29                              | 206.36                              |
| Visakhapatnam Port      | 792.62                             | 381.89                             | 227.12                              | 158.67                              |
| Kamarajar Port          | 563.64                             | 297.49                             | 383.17                              | 240.70                              |
| Chennai Port            | 698.75                             | 391.21                             | 133.94                              | 128.94                              |
| V.O. Chidambaranar Port | 466.84                             | 299.68                             | 237.79                              | 182.13                              |
| Cochin Port             | 385.83                             | 211.73                             | 19.56                               | 29.80                               |
| New Mangalore Port      | 380.23                             | 202.45                             | 136.04                              | 42.00                               |
| Mormugao Port           | 286.75                             | 155.62                             | 39.80                               | 48.63                               |
| Mumbai Port             | 1331.99                            | 692.27                             | 272.01                              | 183.20                              |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port   | 1475.85                            | 814.59                             | 798.17                              | 429.95                              |
| Kandla Port             | 885.11                             | 458.80                             | 264.52                              | 154.99                              |
| Total:                  | 9962.15                            | 5281.20                            | 3268.11                             | 2014.72                             |

## ANNEXURE-II

| Name of the Port      |   Targeted Energy (in MW) |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| Kolkata Port          |                        10 |
| Paradeep Port         |                        20 |
| Visakhapatnam Port    |                        15 |
| Kamarajar Port        |                        20 |
| V.O.Chidambaranar     |                        15 |
| New Mangalore Port    |                        10 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port |                        25 |
| Kandla Port           |                        20 |
| Total                 |                       135 |

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