Lok Sabha Question No. 1857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Development along Coastline
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th MAY, 2016

## DEVELOPMENT ALONG COASTLINE

## 1857. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत

- (b) if so, the details thereof, port-wise;
- (a) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government for industrial development along the coastline and development of small cities near various ports in the country;
- (c) the estimated revenue savings to the Government as a result thereof; and

## ANSWER

- (d) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be implemented?

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

(a)&(b): As part of the National Perspective Plan (NPP), April 2016, prepared for the Sagarmala Programme,  29  port-based  /  coastal  industrial  clusters  have  been  proposed  across  14  Coastal Economic Zones. The details of these industrial clusters are listed below.

|   S. No. | Probable Ports Covered Under the CEZ   | Potential Industrial Clusters in the CEZ         |
|----------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kandla, Mundra                         | Petrochemicals, Cement, Furniture                |
|        2 | Pipavav, Sikka                         | Apparel, Automotive                              |
|        3 | Dahej, Hazira                          | Marine Cluster                                   |
|        4 | JNPT, Mumbai                           | Power, Electronics, Apparel                      |
|        5 | Dighi, Jaigarh, Mormugao               | Refining, Steel, Food Processing                 |
|        6 | Mangalore                              | Petrochemicals                                   |
|        7 | Kochi                                  | Furniture                                        |
|        8 | Tuticorin                              | Apparel, Refining                                |
|        9 | Cuddalore                              | Leather Processing, Power                        |
|       10 | Chennai, Ennore and Katupalli          | Steel, Petrochemicals, Electronics, Shipbuilding |
|       11 | Krishnapatnam                          | Electronics                                      |
|       12 | Vizag, Kakinada                        | Food Processing, Petrochemicals, Cement, Apparel |
|       13 | Paradip, Dhamra                        | Petrochemicals, Marine Processing                |
|       14 | Kolkata, Haldia                        | Leather processing                               |

Smart  Port  Industrial  Cities  are  proposed  to  be  developed  at  Kandla  and  Paradip  and  their feasibility reports are currently under preparation.

(c)&(d): The industrial cluster projects have an implementation time schedule of upto 10 years, with  an  estimated  infrastructure  investment  of  Rs.  1  Lakh  Crore  and  are  projected  to  attract additional industrial investment of Rs. 7 Lakh Crore. The consultants have projected that these industrial cluster projects will enable creation of approximately 1 Crore new jobs, including 40 Lakh direct jobs and boost exports by USD 110 Billion in the next 10 years.