Lok Sabha Question No. 2278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Ship-Building
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2016

## SHIP BUILDING

## 2278. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) the number of ships/boats/goods transporting ships built by the major dockyards of the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of new and old ships/ boats imported by the Government during the said period country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to prepare indigenously manufactured fleet of commercial ships; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  are  two  Public  Sector  Shipyards  viz.  Cochin  Shipyard  Limited(CSL)  ,  Kochi  and  Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL), Kolkata under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping and four Public Sector Shipyards under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence viz.  Mazagon  Dock  Limited  (MDL),  Mumbai,  Garden  Reach  Shipbuilders  &  Engineers  Limited (GRSEL), Kolkata,  Hindustan  Shipyard  Limited(HSL),  Visakhapatnam  and  Goa  Shipyard  Limited (GSL),Goa.  The  number  of  ships/boats/cargo  ships  manufactured  by  the  Central  Public  Sector Shipyards  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  by  these  shipyards  is  given  in tabular form in Annex I .
- (b)      The  number  of  new  and  old  ships/boats  imported  by  Shipping  Corporation  of  India,  Dredging Corporation  of  India  and  Inland  Waterway  Authority  of  India  which  are  under  the  administrative control of Ministry of Shipping is given in Annex II.
- (c)&(d):Government  of  India  had  a  shipbuilding  subsidy  scheme  for  Indian  Shipyards  which  expired  on 14.08.2007.The    shipbuilding  subsidy  scheme  had  provided  subsidy  for  domestic  orders  of  80  m length and above which were obtained only on global tender basis. Export orders were also eligible for subsidy.

Government of India has approved a New Financial Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards to provide a level playing field vis a vis foreign shipyards. Financial assistance @20% of the 'Contract Price' or the 'Fair Price' as determined by international valuers, whichever is lower, is to be applicable for shipbuilding contracts signed during the dated April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2026 including the said dates. The 20% financial assistance would be provided for ten years reducing @3% every 3 years.

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## 1. Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi

|   SL. No | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by CSL |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2012-13             |                                                       6 |
|        2 | 2013-14             |                                                       7 |
|        3 | 2014-15             |                                                       7 |
|        4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                       6 |

## 2. Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited, Kolkata

|   S.No. | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by HDPEL |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2012-13             |                                                         1 |
|       2 | 2013-14             |                                                         0 |
|       3 | 2014-15             |                                                         0 |
|       4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                         4 |

## 3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited

|   S.No | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by HSL |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             |                                                       1 |
|      2 | 2013-14             |                                                       5 |
|      3 | 2014-15             |                                                       0 |
|      4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                       3 |

## 4. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited

|   S.No | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by GRSEL |
|--------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             |                                                         4 |
|      2 | 2013-14             |                                                         2 |
|      3 | 2014-15             |                                                         2 |
|      4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                         1 |

## 5. Mazagon Dock Limited

|   S.No | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by MDL |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             |                                                       2 |
|      2 | 2013-14             |                                                       0 |
|      3 | 2014-15             |                                                       2 |
|      4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                       1 |

## 6. Goa Shipyard Limited

|   S. No | Financial Year      |   Number of Ships/boats/cargo ships manufactured by GSL |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2012-13             |                                                      10 |
|       2 | 2013-14             |                                                      16 |
|       3 | 2014-15             |                                                       4 |
|       4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |                                                      14 |

Annex-II

Number of new and old ships/boats imported by organizations under M/o Shipping:

## Shipping Corporation of India

|   S.No | Financial Year      |   Nos | Country       |
|--------|---------------------|-------|---------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             |     7 | China & Korea |
|      2 | 2013-14             |     2 | China         |
|      3 | 2014-15             |     1 | China         |
|      4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |     0 |               |

## The Dredging Corporation of India

|   S.No | Financial Year      |   Nos | Country     |
|--------|---------------------|-------|-------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             |     1 | Netherlands |
|      2 | 2013-14             |     2 | Netherlands |
|      3 | 2014-15             |     0 |             |
|      4 | 2015-16 (Till date) |     0 |             |

## Inland Waterway Authority of India

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   Nos | Country   |
|---------|------------------|-------|-----------|
|       1 | 2012-13          |     2 | Finland   |
|       2 | 2013-14          |     0 |           |
|       3 | 2014-15          |     0 |           |
|       4 | 2015-16          |     0 |           |

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