Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Investment in Port Sector
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016

## INVESTMENT IN PORT SECTIOR

## 265. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether  the Government has 35 projects worth around Rs.50000 crore in the pipeline  for  investment  in  the  port  sector  under  public  private  partnership mode and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there are 45 projects already running and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the port sector is facing issues related to equity and investments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this  regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):  As  on  date,  33  Public  Private  partnership(PPP)  projects  having  estimated cost  of  Rs.32001.30crore  and  280.97  Million  Ton  Capacity  are  under implementation  stage  and  45  projects  with  Rs.18414.72  crore  investment and 283.52 Million Ton Capacity are under operation in Major Ports.  The details are enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

## PPP PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Port                      |   No. of Project |     Cost |   Capacity |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|------------------|----------|------------|
| 1.        | Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT)             |                2 |  4321.4  |      15.7  |
| 2.        | Paradip Port Trust (PPT)              |                4 |  1723.51 |      28    |
| 3.        | Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT)        |                6 |  2604.08 |      42.85 |
| 4.        | Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL)          |                4 |  6284.08 |      31.8  |
| 5.        | VOC Port Trust (V.O.C.P.T. Tuticorin) |                8 |  1556.17 |      43.78 |
| 6.        | Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT)              |                3 |  2243.56 |      12.85 |
| 7.        | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)    |                3 | 12515    |      75.6  |
| 8.        | Kandla Port Trust (KPT)               |                3 |   753.5  |      30.39 |
|           | TOTAL                                 |               33 | 32001.3  |     280.97 |

## Annexure-II

## PPP PROJECTS UNDER OPERATION

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Port                      |   No. of Project |     Cost |   Capacity |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|------------------|----------|------------|
| 1.        | Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT)             |                2 |   185    |       3.12 |
| 2.        | Paradip Port Trust (PPT)              |                6 |   648.62 |      33    |
| 3.        | Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT)        |                8 |  2359.26 |      40.34 |
| 4.        | Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL)          |                3 |  1131    |      23    |
| 5.        | Chennai Port Trust (ChPT)             |                3 |  1335.75 |      20.6  |
| 6.        | VOC Port Trust (V.O.C.P.T. Tuticorin) |                4 |   308.91 |      18.44 |
| 7.        | Cochin Port Trust (CoPT)              |                4 |  7135    |      58    |
| 8.        | New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT)       |                2 |   328    |       4    |
| 9.        | Mormugao Port Trust (MoPT)            |                2 |   656    |       9.61 |
| 10.       | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)    |                3 |  2028    |      34.3  |
| 11.       | Kandla Port Trust (KPT)               |                8 |  2304.18 |      39.11 |
|           | TOTAL                                 |               45 | 18419.7  |     283.52 |

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## Annexure-I