Lok Sabha Question No. 3017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: National Maritime Development Programme
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL MARITIME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 3017. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) the details of National Maritime Development Programme being implemented by the Government for expansion/development/modernisation of medium ports;
- (b) the  port-wise  details  of  such  projects  implemented  or  proposed  to  be  implemented under public private  partnership mode;
- (c) the funds allocated and released for the purpose during each of the last three years and the  current  year  along  with  the  requirement  of  funds  for  implementation  of  these projects, port-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  work  carried  out  so  far  at  various  major  ports  under  the  National Maritime Development Programme, port-wise;
- (e) whether the  work  of  these  projects  is  being  carried  out  at  slow  pace  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps taken /being taken by the Government expedite the work of these projects and implementation of the remaining projects, port-wise and the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP) has been formulated by the Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India.  Under the Programme, 276 projects to be taken up  for  implementation  over  the  period  from  1.4.2005  to  31.3.2012  were  indentified. These projects are namely construction/upgradation of berths, deepening of channels, rail/road  connectivity  projects,  equipment  upgradation/modernization  schemes  and other  related  schemes  for  creation  of  backup  facilities.    Total  investment  involved under the Programme  is Rs.1,00,339crores at 2004-05 prices. Out of this, Rs.55,804crores is for the Port Sector and the balance is for the Shipping and Inland Water Transport Sectors.
- (b)to(d):Total 79 projects have been awarded under Public Private Partnership mode.  The port wise  position  of  projects  implemented  or  proposed  to  be  implemented  under  Public Private Partnership mode is given below: -

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Port   |   PPP implemented | Projects   |   PPP Projects under implementation |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Kolkata            |                 2 |            |                                   2 |
| 2.        | Paradip            |                 6 |            |                                   4 |
| 3.        | Visakhapatnam      |                 8 |            |                                   6 |
| 4.        | Kamarajar          |                 3 |            |                                   4 |
| 5.        | Chennai            |                 3 |            |                                   1 |
| 6.        | VOCPT-Tuticorin    |                 4 |            |                                   8 |
| 7.        | Cochin             |                 4 |            |                                   0 |
| 8.        | New Mangalore      |                 2 |            |                                   0 |
| 9.        | Mormugao           |                 2 |            |                                   0 |
| 10.       | Mumbai             |                 0 |            |                                   3 |
| 11.       | Jawaharlal Nehru   |                 3 |            |                                   3 |
| 12.       | Kandla             |                 8 |            |                                   3 |
|           | Total              |                45 |            |                                  34 |

As the above projects are PPP projects, no fund was released for implementation of these projects.

- (e)&(f):The work of projects under implementation is at slow pace due to delay in fulfilment of  condition  precedents  by  the  concessionaire,  lack  of  response  from  prospective bidders, recession/slowdown in the world economy etc.   Government of India has taken many steps to expedite the early completion of the project such as enhanced delegation  of  financial  power  to  Major  Ports,  streamlining  security  clearance procedure  for  bidders  in  respect  of  PPP  and  dredging  projects,  revising  guidelines issued by Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) to fix market determined rate etc.

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