Lok Sabha Question No. 4021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Fleet of Ships
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## FLEET OF SHIPS

## 4021.     SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a)        the number of ships/vessels manufactured by the shipyards in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b)        the number of ships/vessels imported by the Government during the said period along with the expenditure incurred thereon, country-wise;
- (c)         whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to develop the Indian 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 along with major Private 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 along with the expenditure by Shipping Corporation of India, Dredging Corporation of India, which are under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping and Union Territory of Lakshadweep is given in Annex II.
- (c)to(d):Government 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.  In  addition,  the  Government  has  introduced several  measures  for  encouraging  the  growth  of  Indian  fleet  such  as  introduction  of tonnage tax in 2004. Further, Indian shipping industry has been provided cargo support through right of first refusal & policy of FOB import is being followed for government owned/controlled  cargoes.  Further,  chartering  of  vessels  for  movement  of  cargo  on private  account  is  regulated  through  the  Director  General  of  Shipping  taking  into consideration the availability of Indian flag vessels. These measures are being continued to support and augment the Indian shipping tonnage.

## Annexure referred to in part(a) of the Answer to Lok Sabha USQ No. 4021.

The number of ships/vessels manufactured by the shipyards in the country during each of the last three years and the current year:

## Central Public Sector Shipyards

|   S.No | Name of the Shipyard                          |   2012-13* | 2013- 14*   | 2014- 15**               | 2015-16 till date**           |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|      1 | Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi                |          6 | 10          | 7                        | 4                             |
|      2 | Hooghly Dock &Port Engineers Limited, Kolkata |          1 | Nil         | 2 no. workboats launched | 1 no. workboat launched       |
|      3 | Hindustan Shipyard Limited                    |          1 | 5           | 1                        | 1                             |
|      4 | Mazagon Dock Limited                          |          2 | Nil         | 1                        | 1                             |
|      5 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders& Engineers Limited  |          4 | 2           | 2                        | Nil                           |
|      6 | Goa Shipyard Limited                          |         15 | 6           | 3                        | 31 (projects under execution) |

## Private Sector Shipyards

|   Sl No. | Shipyard                                               | 2012-13*   |   2013-14* | 2014-15**   | April 2015 till date**   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | ABG Shipyard Limited                                   | 5          |          4 | Nil         | 2                        |
|        2 | Bharati Shipyard Limited                               | 6          |          2 | 4           | Nil                      |
|        3 | Chowgule &Company Limited                              | 4          |          3 | 4           | 1                        |
|        4 | Dempo Shipbuilding& Engineering Ltd.                   | 11         |          2 | 1           | 0                        |
|        5 | Larsen &Toubro Limited                                 | Nil        |          6 | 16          | 4                        |
|        6 | Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Company Limited | 3          |          3 | 3           | 1                        |
|        7 | Tebma Shipyard Limited                                 | 5          |          6 | 2           | 0                        |

* Source: Statistics of India's Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Industry  2013-14

** Source: Shipyards Association of India and Central Public Sector Shipyards

Annex-II The number of ships/vessels imported by the Government during the said period along

Annexure referred to in part(b) of the Answer to Lok Sabha USQ No. 4021. with the expenditure incurred thereon, country-wise: Dredging Corporation of India

|   S.No | Financial Year      | Nos   | Expenditure (Rs. In Cr.)   | Country     |
|--------|---------------------|-------|----------------------------|-------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             | 1     | 565.71                     | Netherlands |
|      2 | 2013-14             | 2     | 1091.21                    | Netherlands |
|      3 | 2014-15             | Nil   | Nil                        | Nil         |
|      4 | 2015-16 (till date) | Nil   | Nil                        | Nil         |

Shipping Corporation of India

|   S.No | Financial Year      | Nos.   | Expenditure (USD million)   | Country                    |
|--------|---------------------|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|      1 | 2012-13             | 7      | 301.45                      | 6 from China, 1 from Korea |
|      2 | 2013-14             | 2      | 57.90                       | China                      |
|      3 | 2014-15             | 1      | 84.95                       | China                      |
|      4 | 2015-16 (till date) | Nil    | Nil                         | Nil                        |

Union Territory of  Lakshadweep Administration

|   S.No | Financial Year   | Nos.   | Expenditure (Rs. In Cr.)   | Country   |
|--------|------------------|--------|----------------------------|-----------|
|      1 | 2012-13          | Nil    | Nil                        | Nil       |
|      2 | 2013-14          | Nil    | Nil                        | Nil       |
|      3 | 2014-15          | 2      | 334.95                     | Sri Lanka |

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