Lok Sabha Question No. 4000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Transportation of Goods
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4000 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS

## 4000.    SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI : SHRIMATI  HEMA  MALINI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) the total tonnage and nature of goods transported through inland waterways during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of taxes imposed by State and Central Government on such goods;
- (c) the total taxes collected thereon during the said period, year-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  fully  utilizing  the  potential  of  inland water  transport infrastructure over river Ganga through Patna-Haldia and Patna-Varanasi sections; and
- (e) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        The total tonnage and nature of goods transported through inland waterways in National Waterways-  1,  2  &  3  and  Goa  &  Mumbai  waterways  during  the  last  three  years  and current year is enclosed as 'Annexure' .
- (b)&(c):The  Central  Government  does  not  impose  any  tax  on  transportation  of  goods  through inland waterways. However,  Pilotage charges, berthing charges, protocol charges, waterway usage charges, terminal usage charges, Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) charges are being collected by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) from the operators, who ply their vessels through National Waterways (NWs) and utilize the infrastructure & services provided by IWAI. The user charges collected for the past three years and during the current year (till June, 2015) is as below:
- (d)&(e):Government has made the NW 1, 2 & 3 substantially functional in respect of creation of infrastructure for making them navigable. However, it is the private sector, who have to use the facilities created for transportation of cargo. Transportation of 3.0 million tonnes per annum of imported coal from Sandheads to Farakka NTPC Power Plant by a private party  has  been  commissioned  in  October,  2013  and  is  going  on  successfully.  Similar projects for transportation of 3.0 million tonnes per annum coal to NTPC Power Plant at Barh, Bihar is underway.

| Year                       |   User Charges (Amount Rs. in Crore) |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2012-13                    |                                 1.91 |
| 2013-14                    |                                 1.25 |
| 2014-15                    |                                 1.14 |
| 2015- 16 (Till June, 2015) |                                 0.14 |

Besides, Over Dimensional Cargoes are also transported to various destinations on NW- 1, between Haldia and Varanasi.

## Annexure

## INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

| CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways   | CARGO MOVEMENT On National Waterways-1, 2 &3, Goa and Mumbai Waterways                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRETCH                                                                  | Unit                                                                     | 2012-13                                                                  | 2013-14                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                  | 2015-16 Upto July, 2014                                                  | Type of cargo moved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| National Waterway - 1                                                    | MT                                                                       | 27,16,436                                                                | 33,49,138                                                                | 41,23,236                                                                | 9,08,219                                                                 | Cement, Fly Ash, Iron Ore,Iron Ore Fines, Coal, Steel Shed, Tyres, Iron fines, Iron Ingots, Galvanized Steel Plain Sheet,Stone Chips, Furnace oil, HF HSD, Lube Oil, Boulder, Pulses, Aluminium block, Sand , Clips, Ship block, Log, Pulses, Manganese Ore, Petroleum Coke, Cooking coal, Rock Phosphate,Timber, Peas, Slag oil,Non cooking coal, ODC &Etc. |
| National Waterway - 2                                                    | MT                                                                       | 24,26,804                                                                | 4,93,414                                                                 | 5,19,722                                                                 | 1,92,441                                                                 | Bamboo, Bamboo products, Cement, Building material, fertilizer, Food grains, Milk &other essential comodities etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| National Waterway - 3                                                    | MT                                                                       | 12,36,403                                                                | 10,66,006                                                                | 9,65,246                                                                 | 3,11,617                                                                 | Phosphoric Acid, Sulphur, Zinc, Furnace oil, Rock Phosphate, Various commodities in containers, Furnace oil- bunkering, POL(bunkering to ships), Potable water, Lime shell with clay and other impurties, Liquid Effluent.                                                                                                                                   |
| Total of National Waterways                                              | MT                                                                       | 63,79,642                                                                | 49,08,558                                                                | 56,08,204                                                                | 14,12,277                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| The GOA Waterways                                                        | MT                                                                       | 75,82,266                                                                | 10,03,364                                                                | 9,76,987                                                                 | -                                                                        | Iron ore, iron ore pellets, coal and others.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Mumbai Waterways (Dharamtar creek)                                       | MT                                                                       | 97,22,819                                                                | 1,01,78,956                                                              | 2,25,44,335                                                              | -                                                                        | Coal, cement, bauxite, iron ore pellets, stone, lime stone &clinker etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Grand Total                                                              | MT                                                                       | 2,36,84,728                                                              | 1,60,90,878                                                              | 2,91,29,526                                                              | 14,12,277                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

## Note:

1.   These figures are collected by IWAI field offices from IWT operators.
2.   Average IWT distance of 50 Km in Goa and 54 km in Mumbai Waterways considered

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