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PARLIAMENT OF INDIARAJYA SABHA

DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ONTRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE

TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVENTH REPORT

Demands for Grants (2017-18) of theMinistry of Shipping

(Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 17th March, 2017)(Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 17th March, 2017)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New DelhiMarch, 2017/ Phalguna, 1938 (Saka)

CONTENTS

PAGES

1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE............................................................................ (i)-(ii)

2. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... (iii)

3. ACRONYMS............................................................................................................ (iv)

4. REPORT................................................................................................................. 1-27

5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS— AT A GLANCE........................................................ 28-34

6. MINUTES.............................................................................................................. 35-42

7. ANNEXURES............................................................................................................ 43-59

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE

(Constituted on 1st September, 2016)

1. Shri Mukul Roy — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee

3. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi

4. Dr. Prabhakar Kore

5. Shri Kiranmay Nanda

6. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna

7. Kumari Selja

8. Shri Rajeev Shukla

9. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain

10. Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia

LOK SABHA

11. Shri Subrata Bakshi

12. Shri Ram Charitra Nishad

13. Shri Vinod Chavda

14. Shri Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudsama

15. Kumari Arpita Ghosh

16. Shri Rahul Kaswan

17. Shri P. Kumar

18. Shri Harish Chandra Meena

19. Yogi Aditya Nath

20. Shri Kristappa Nimmala

21. Shri Rajesh Pandey

22. Shri Rajesh Ranjan

23. Shri P. Srinivasa Reddy

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24. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma

25. Shri Prathap Simha

26. Shri Dushyant Singh

27. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh

28. Shri Rakesh Singh

29. Shri Shatrughan Sinha

30. Shri Manoj Tiwari

31. Shri K. C. Venugopal

SECRETARIAT

Shri J. G. Negi, Joint Secretary

Shri Swarabji B., Director

Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director

Shrimati Catherine John L., Assistant Director

Shri P. P. Raumon, Committee Officer

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INTRODUCTION

I, the Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism andCulture, having been authorized by the Committee to present on its behalf, do hereby present this TwoHundred Forty Seventh Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Shipping.

2. The Committee, at its meeting held on 23rd February, 2017 considered the subject and heard theSecretary and other officials of the Ministry of Shipping.

3. The Committee wishes to express its thanks to the officers of Ministry of Shipping for placingbefore the Committee, the material and information desired in connection with the subject and forclarifying the points raised by the Members.

4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at its meeting held on the 9th March, 2017.

NEW DELHI; MUKUL ROY9 March,, 2017 Chairman,Phalguna 18, 1938 (Saka) Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture,Rajya Sabha

(iv)

ACRONYMS

A&N : Andaman and Nicobar

ALHW : Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbour Work

B E : Budget Estimates

CEZ : Coastal Economic Zone

CAGR : Compound Annual Growth Rate

CIWTC : Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited

CoS : Committee of Secretaries

DCI : Dredging Corporation of India

DGLL : Directorate General of Light Houses and Light Ships

DWT : Dead Weight Tonnage

FY : Financial Year

GBS : Gross Budgetary Support

HDPEL : Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited

ICTT : International Container Trans-shipment Terminal

IEBR : Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources

IMU : Indian Maritime University

IPRCL Indian Port Rail Corporation Limited

IWAI : Inland Waterway Authority of India

IWT : Inland Water Transport

JICA : Japan International Corporation Agency

JNPT : Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

MCuM : Million Cubic Meter

MDP : Management Development Programme

MGPT : Mormugao Port Trust

MMTPA : Million Metric Tons Per Annum

MoU : Memorandum of Understanding

MT : Metric Tonne

NER : North East Region

NWs : National Waterways

PPP : Public Private Partnership

PSU : Public Sector Undertaking

R&D : Research and Development

RE : Revised Estimates

SCI : Shipping Corporation of India

SPV : Special Purpose Vehicle

TEU : Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

TAMP : Tariff Authority for Major Ports

VGF : Viability Gap Funding

VPT : Visakhapatnam Port Trust

VoCPT : V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust

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REPORT

The Ministry of Shipping encompasses within its fold the port and shipping sectors which includemajor ports, shipbuilding and ship-repair, national water-ways and inland water transport. The Ministryhas been entrusted with the responsibility to formulate policies and programmes on these subjects andtheir implementation.

2. The following subordinate/attached offices, autonomous organizations, societies/associations andpublic sector undertakings are functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping.

• Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai (including Minor Ports Survey Organization, Mumbai)

• Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbour Works, Port Blair

• Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, Noida

• Port Trusts at Kolkata, Kochi (Cochin Port Trust), Kandla, Chennai, Mormugao, Mumbai,Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust), Paradip, Tuticorin (V.O. Chidambaranar PortTrust), Visakhapatnam and New Mangalore

• Dock Labour Board at Kolkata

• Inland Waterways Authority of India, Noida

• Tariff Authority for Major Ports, Mumbai

• Seafarer's Provident Fund Organization, Mumbai

• Indian Maritime University

• Seafarer's Welfare Fund Society

• National Shipping Board

• Indian Ports Association

• Shipping Corporation of India Limited

• Cochin Shipyard Limited

• Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited

• Dredging Corporation of India Limited

• Hooghly Dock and Ports Engineers Limited

• Kamarajar Port Ltd. Ennore

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• Sethusamudram Corporation Limited

• Sagarmala Development Company Limited

• Indian Port and Rail Company Limited

• Indian Port Global Private Limited.

3. Demand No.87 containing the details of budgetary provisions of the Ministry of Shipping for thefinancial year 2017-18 was scrutinized by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee onTransport, Tourism and Culture in its meeting held on the 23rd February, 2017. The Secretary, Ministryof Shipping along with the senior officials explained to the Committee various aspects of the budget andfunctioning of the Ministry. The Committee examined the budget documents of the Ministry and thereplies furnished by the Ministry to the questionnaire.

ANALYSIS OF TWELFTH PLAN ALLOCATIONS

4. The outlay for the Ministry during the Twelfth Plan includes ` 6960 crore as Gross BudgetarySupport (GBS) out of which ` 3057.47 crore (44%) and ` 3902.53 crore (56%) have been earmarkedfor Ports and Shipping Sectors respectively and ` 18946.18 crore as Internal and Extra BudgetaryResources (IEBR).

5. The details of the year-wise utilization of Plan funds of the Ministry of Shipping during the TwelfthPlan period are as under:

(` in crore)

Year BE RE Actual Actual Exp. Actual Exp.as % of BE as % of RE

GBS IE BR GBS I E BR GBS I E B R GBS I E BR GBS I E B R

2012-13 812.00 4858.47 502.00 5051.30 495.15 3736.15 60.98 76.90 98.64 73.96

2013-14 846.00 6235.30 530.00 4079.36 491.03 3681.19 58.04 59.04 92.65 90.24

2014-15 899.00 3637.32 450.00 2152.47 442.83 1334.53 49.26 36.69 98.41 62.00

2015-16 932.79 3013.74 824.00 2533.42 817.26 1814.24 87.61 60.20 99.18 71.61

2016-17 1000.00 3183.14 952.96 4434.87 729.33* 1777.48* 72.93 55.84 76.53 40.08

TOTAL 3489.79 17744.83 2306.00 13816.55 2241.68 10531.27 64.24 59.35 97.21 76.22

*The Expenditure for the year 2016-17 is up to 31.01.2017.

6. The Committee notes from the details given by the Ministry of Shipping that the GBS gotreduced at the RE stage in the five annual plans. However, the percentage of reduction was lessduring 2016-17 compared to the previous years.

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7. The Committee observes that the Twelfth Five Year Plan outlay for the Ministry of Shippingdevelopment in the country was `̀̀̀̀ 6960 crore as GBS and `̀̀̀̀ 18946.18 crore as IEBR. Out of it,the major chunk of allocation (GBS) of `̀̀̀̀ 3902.53 crore was for development of shipping sectorand `̀̀̀̀ 3057.47 crore for the Ports Sector. From the data provided by the Ministry of Shipping,the total allocations made all these five years was only `̀̀̀̀ 2306 crore out of which the spendingup to 31st January, 2017 is `̀̀̀̀ 2241.68 crore. The Committee is very disappointed to note that theactual allocation made to Ministry of Shipping is only 32.20% of the outlay (GBS) decided by thePlanning Commission. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping should givedue care in utilizing the allocations promptly by completing the targeted projects within thestipulated time.

8. The Committee desires to know the comparison of the targets fixed by the erstwhile PlanningCommission during Twelfth plan period for the Ministry of Shipping and the achievements of thetargets made by the Ministry at the end of the Twelfth Plan period. The year-wise details andthe percentage of achievement, etc. of each of the targets set in the Port and Shipping Sectorsmay be provided at the time of submission of the Action Taken Replies to this Report.

ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL PLAN 2016-17

9. The Ministry of Shipping informed that BE of ` 1000 crore had got reduced to ` 952.96 crore atthe RE stage during 2016-17. The Sector-wise details of expenditure statement of Plan fund 2016-17 isgiven below:

(` in crores)

Sl. No. Scheme BE 2016-17 RE 2016-17 Expenditure % of Exptill 03.02.2017 wrt RE

1. Ports 98.27 165.12 89.97 54.49

2. Sagarmala 450.00 406.20 323.89 79.74

3. Lighthouses 53.50 40.00 33.90 84.75

4. Shipping & Ship Building 48.23 45.34 42.06 92.77

5. Inland Water Transport 350.00 296.30 239.51 80.83

GROSS TOTAL 1000.00 952.96 729.33 76.53

10. During 2016-17 the BE allocation of Non-Plan was ` 531.00 crore which was reduced to ` 501.04crore at the RE stage. The expenditure up to 31st December, 2016 as informed by the Ministry ofShipping is ` 34.53 crore which is 72.76% of the RE.

11. The Secretary, Shipping informed the Committee during deliberations that the following are the keyachievements of the Ministry during 2016-17:

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- JNPT is the first major port to raise Foreign Denominated Loan of US $400 mn

- To promote clean fuelled vessels, regulations for LNG vessel and bunkering facilities beingformulated by PNG and Shipping regulators.

- Highest ever budget allocation for the Ministry.

- Inland Waterways Authority of India permitted to raise bonds of ` 1000 crore for the firsttime.

- Highest ever capacity addition of 100 Million Tonnes (MT) in Major Ports expected in2016-17 (85 MTPA added till January, 2017).

- Operating surplus of Major Ports to touch about ` 5,000 crore an increase of 15% over2015-16.

- On Ganga (NW-1), construction commenced for Multimodal Terminals at Varanasi and Sahibganjand Navigation Lock at Farakka.

- Ministry of Shipping has shifted to e-file mode of working from 1st January, 2017.

12. The Committee notes the major achievements made by the Ministry of Shipping during2016-17. There was a slight cut in both Plan and Non-plan allocations during 2016-17 and thePorts got enhanced allocation during RE 2016-17. The Committee also notes that Port Sector isthe only sector which got an enhanced allocation at RE stage. Allocations to all other schemeswere reduced at RE Stage. However, the percentage of spending on 03.02.2017 is only 54.49% ofthe RE amount of `̀̀̀̀ 165.12 crore in the Port projects. The Committee desires to know thereasons why the port sector could not utilize the enhanced amount during 2016-17.

13. The Committee is happy to note that shipping and ship building schemes have spent 92.77%of their allocations. The Lighthouses and Inland Water Transport schemes also have spent agreater portion of their allocations during 2016-17. The Committee recommends that Ministryof Shipping should take a feed back on the reason why certain schemes could not utilize allocatedfund and should take necessary corrective measures during the next financial year onwards.

14. The Ministry while replying to a query informed that the following Projects could not achieverequired physical targets during FY 2016-17:

• The Project of Construction of Subway/flyover in front of the ICTT at CoPT could not becompleted for want for clearance from Railways for super structure drawing of Railway span.The work will now be completed by June, 2017 if Railway clearances are received on time.

• NW-4:- Assessment of land requirement and modification of cross structures is awaited fromthe Government of Andhra Pradesh and due to the change in policy for development of NWs,development of stretch between Muktyala and Vijaywada has been kept on hold.

• NW-5:- The progress of Fairways development between Erada and Padnipal is not as per theassigned physical target due to problems relating to agitation of villagers for compensation oftheir Patta land.

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• Jal Marg Vikas:- JMVP is progressing as per schedule, however, land acquisition, wildlife/CRZclearance/PIB approval of the project are concerns which may affect the progress.

15. The Committee notes that certain projects could not achieve required physical targetsduring 2016-17 due to various reasons. As regards the construction of flyover in front of ICTTthe Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping should pursue the matter with theMinistry of Railways to get the necessary clearances at the earliest. As in the case of NationalWaterway-4 the Government of Andhra Pradesh may be approached for getting the assessmentof land requirements and modification of cross structures. The Committee notes that in the case7 NW-5 and Jal Marg Vikas, the land questions and the necessary clearances should be obtainedbefore commencement of the projects. The IWAI should take up the matter regularly with theconcerned Ministry/Departments to get the clearances without delay.

16. The Committee feels that the Ministry of Shipping did not took the necessary ground worksbefore listing the projects and making allocation for them. As a result thereof, the projects arestruggling at initial stages itself due to want of required clearances. The Committee recommendsthat allocation should be made to all projects after getting necessary basic clearances forcommencement of the projects.

ANNUAL PLAN 2017-18

17. The Ministry of shipping informed that total outlay of the Ministry for 2017-18 is ` 1773 crore.This includes provision of ` 1388.84 crores for Revenue and ` 384 crores for Capital expenditure.

18. The following is the head-wise and scheme-wise allocation of funds for the year 2017-18:

(` in crore)

Revenue Capital Total

1 2 3 4 5

1. Secretariat - Economic Services 75.03 75.03

Total - Secretariat-Economic Services 75.03 75.03

2. Development of Ports

Projects of VOCPT 15.00 15.00

Projects of Cochin Port Trust 10.00 10.00

Projects of Chennai Port Trust 10.00 10.00

Projects of Mormugao Port Trust 10.00 10.00

Assistance to other Major Ports 0.01 0.01

Research & Development (Port) 4.00 4.00

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1 2 3 4 5

Green Port Initiative (Ch. Port) 6.00 6.00

Assistance to ALHW 64.23 94.15 158.38

ALHW - Suspense 2.50 2.50

ALHW - Suspense Recoveries -2.50 -2.50

Oil Pollution Mitigation Measures 12.00 12.00

Swachchta Action Plan 8.00 8.00

TOTAL : Development of Ports 139.24 94.15 233.39

3. Sagarmala

Sagarmala Community Development Fund 30.00 30.00

Studies & Administration Expenditure 20.00 20.00

Sagarmala Development Company 250.00 250.00

Coastal Shpping Berths(3051) 50.00

Sagarmala Projects (3051) 80.00

Coastal Shpping Berths(3601) 100.00

Sagarmala Projects(3601) 70.00

TOTAL: Sagarmala 350.00 250.00 600.00

4. Ship Building

Ship Building 2.00 2.00

Private Sector Shipyard Subsidy 10.00 10.00

TOTAL : Ship Building 12.00 12.00

5. Other Central Sector Schemes

Directorate General of Shipping 110.00 30.00 140.00

Ballast Water Management 0.66 0.66

Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships 280.00 54.00 334.00

Less Receipts/Recoveries -280.00 -54.00 -334.00

Indian Maritime University 125.00 125.00

Contribution to International Maritime Organization 2.75 2.75

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1 2 3 4 5

Assistance to KoPT - Dredging and 180.00 180.00Maintenance in Haldia River

KoPT-Dredging & Maintenance in Hooghly & 12.00 12.00Haldia River

Web based EDI 0.01 0.01

River Regulatory Measures KoPT 0.00 10.00 10.00

Tariff Authority of Major Ports 10.16 10.16

VRS, Statutory Dues, Income Tax Liabilities of 21.00 21.00HDPEL

TOTAL : Other Central Sector Schemes 461.57 40.01 501.58

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Grants to Inland Water Transport Authority 102.00 102.00of India

IWAI - Grants in aid - Salaries 75.00 75.00

Aid to Bangladesh 48.00 48.00

IWT - NER 126.00 126.00

TOTAL : IWAI 351.00 351.00

TOTAL : 1388.84 384.16 1773.00

19. Regarding the projected demand for 2017-18, Ministry of Shipping informed that they made a totaldemand of ` 4428.01 crore out of which ` 1773.00 crore has been allocated. A scheme-wise projecteddemand and actual allocation for 2017-18 is given in Annexure-I.

20. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping during the deliberations stated that they have completedpreparatory project development work related to Ports modernization, Sagarmala, coastal shipping includingcoastal berths, IWT and ALHW. Among this, the port development and modernization projects can bedone from ports' own resources. However, works related to Sagarmala, coastal shipping, IWT andALHW can be fast-tracked if additional budgetary allocation is provided.

21. The Committee notes that Ministry of Shipping got an allocation (GBS) of `̀̀̀̀ 1773.00 croreduring 2017-18. However, the projected demands of the Ministry was `̀̀̀̀ 4428.01 crore. Accordingto the Ministry a large number of projects could not be undertaken as sufficient funds are notreceived for carrying out the works. It can be seen that for some of the projects at Chennai Port

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and Mormugao Port even 10% of the demand was not met. The Ministry asked for `̀̀̀̀ 515.01 crorefor starting up the work for Sagar Port, `̀̀̀̀ one lakh was allocated.

22. The Committee also notes that the total demand for various ports projects was `̀̀̀̀ 1512.76crore but the allocation is only `̀̀̀̀ 139.24 in the revenue head. For Shipping and shipbuilding, thedemand was `̀̀̀̀ 527.00 crore and the allocation is a mere `̀̀̀̀ 12.00 crore. However the IWAI hassomehow managed to get comparatively better allocation this year. The Committee recommendsthat more allocation may be made to Ministry of Shipping for carrying out their various projectsproposed to undertake in the financial year 2017-18. The Ministry of Finance may be approachedfor getting enhanced allocation at RE stage.

23. The Committee recommends that in order to fast-track the works related to Sagarmala,coastal shipping, IWT and ALHW, additional budgetary allocation may be provided to Ministryof Shipping during 2017-18.

PORT SECTOR

24. The Ministry of Shipping informed that in RE 2016-17 the total allocation for Port Sector was` 165.12 crore out of it, an amount of ` 34.01 crore was allocated for various Port projects and Portsrelated schemes under Plan Head. The allocation was mainly given as Government Budgetary Supportfor Capital Dredging and Connectivity Projects. Out of the ` 34.01 crore, an amount of ` 33.46 crorewas spent during the year (upto January, 2017) which represents about 98 % of the BE.

25. The allocation (GBS) during 2017-18 is ` 139.24 crore under Revenue head and ` 94.15 croreunder Capital head.

26. The following table gives the details of amount allocated to ports and their actual requirement during2017-18 under the revenue head:

Name of the Port/ Amount Amount Name of the projectScheme allocated required

(In ` crore) (In ` crore)

V.O. Chidambaranar 15.00 120.06 Capital Dredging

Mormugao 10.00 107.00 Construction of Four Lane PortConnectivity Road

Chennai 10.00 33.00 Coastal Road Protection Work

Cochin 5.00 16.00 (i) Construction of Subway/Flyover5.00 36.10 (ii) Rail Connectivity to ICTT- Rail

Over Bridge

Swacch Bharat 8.00 0 Activities under Swacch BharatAbhiyan (Cochin, AbhiyanMormugao, Chennaiand Kolkata Ports)

53.00 312.16

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27. The following paragraphs gives the details on the present status of projects mentioned above:

(i) The Capital Dredging Project of VoCPT Port - has been completed at a total cost of ` 448.20out of which the Government’s grant is ` 224.00 crore. So far ` 103.84 crore has beenreleased and the balance of ` 120.06 crore is to be released in 2017-18 towards cost of theProject as committed.

(ii) The Construction of Four Lane Port Connectivity Road of MoPT- This work is in progressand the total port share for the work is ` 187.00 crore and the Government has alreadyreleased GBS of ` 80.00 crore. The work is to be completed by 2019. This is part of theobligation of the port towards the project.

(iii) The Coastal Road Protection Work- Total cost of the project is ` 63 crores. Till date, anamount of ` 30 crores has already been released to the Port (` 15 crores during 2014-15,` 10 crores during 2015-16 and ` 5 crores during 2016-17). This is part of the obligation ofthe port towards the project. 80% of the work has already been completed.

(iv) (a) Construction of Subway/Flyover- SFC has approved the project relating to constructionof a sub way/Fly over in front of the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT)Gate at Vallarpadam. The work is in progress. An amount of ` 4 crores has already beenreleased during 2016-17. This is part of the obligation of the port towards the project whichis nearing completion.

(b) Rail Connectivity to ICTT- Rail Over Bridge. The increased amount of ` 36.61 croresin the case of Rail connectivity to ICTT at Vallarpadam as approved in the 3rd Revised CostEstimate (RCE) is required to be released to the Port as funds are immediately needed forensuring the completion of the project.

(v) Under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, an amount of ` 8.00 crore is being allocated to four Portswhich do not have sufficient funds/financial resources to undertake various activities involvedunder the Abhiyan. ` 2 crore each is proposed to be allocated to KoPT, MoPT, ChPT andCoPT.

28. The Committee notes that the allocation made to Port Sector is highly insufficient to meetthe committed liability of the various ports during 2017-18. In the case of VoCPT, the capitaldredging work has already completed and they should release the balance amount of `̀̀̀̀ 120.06crore for which the allocation made is only `̀̀̀̀ 15.00 crore. In the case of Chennai Port, theircoastal road protection work is completed by 80% and the payment is in midway. They also need33 crores for completing the work. The Cochin Port has two projects to be carried out which need52 crore, but the allocation is only 10 crore. The activities under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan got nilallocation this time. The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry of Finance may takea review of the situation after the completion of first quarter of Financial Year 2017-18 andadditional allocation may be made as per their requirement thereafter.

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PORT EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY

29. The Ministry of Shipping informed that the efficiency and productivity of Ports have got a fillip asa result of implementation of various benchmarking initiatives to international standards suggested by abenchmarking consultant. Out of the 116 initiatives for various Major Ports, 70 have already beenimplemented and the remaining would be implemented by 2019. With the various measures taken fromtime to time, the Major Ports have made tremendous progress in terms of various parameters as indicatedin the table below:

Unit At the beginning of the 2015-16 2016-17 (on12th Plan (31.03.2012) 31.01.2017)

Port Capacity MTPA 696.53 965.00 1049.45

Cargo Traffic MT 560.14 606.47 535.35

Average Turn Around Time Days 2.61 2.04 2.08

Average Output per ship Tonnes 11112 13584 14478berthday

30. The following table gives the details of Port Capacity addition and investments done during TwelfthPlan Period:-

F.Y. No. of Projects Capacity InvestmentAwarded (in MTPA) (` in crores)

2012-13 32 136.75 6,765.63

2013-14 30 217.57 20,709.93

2014-15 26 155.23 10,543.47

2015-16 30 162.10 15,334.77

2016-17 33 102.00 9,845.00

TOTAL 151 773.65 63,198.80

31. The Ministry also informed that the operating surplus in Major Ports which was ` 3,599 crore in2014-15 grew to ` 4,309 crore in 2015-16 registering a growth of 19.72%. The Major Ports areexpected to grow at around 15% in 2016-17 with increase in operating surplus.

Cargo Traffic by Major Ports

32. The following table gives the details of comparison of cargo handled by major ports during years2015-16 and 2016-17:

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Ports April to January % Variation againstprev. year traffic

2017 2016

1 2 3 4

Kolkata

Kolkata Dock System 12888 14113 -8.68

Haldia Dock Complex 27679 27478 0.73

TOTAL: Kolkata 40567 41591 -2.46

Paradip 72902 61676 18.20

Visakhapatnam 50989 47114 8.22

Kamarajar (ENNORE) 24856 25936 -4.16

Chennai 42208 41528 1.64

V.O. Chidambaranar 32163 30862 4.22

Cochin 20455 18494 10.60

New Mangalore 32408 28528 13.60

Mormugao 26065 16094 61.95

Mumbai 52945 51405 3.00

JNPT 51323 53546 -4.15

Kandala 88470 82912 6.70

TOTAL 535351 499686 7.14

- Nine Ports (Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, V.O. Chidambaranar, Cochin, New Mangalore,Mormugao, Mumbai and Kandla) registered positive growth.

- Three Ports viz. Kolkata, Kamarajar and JNPT registered negative growth.

- Kamarajar Port Limited with -4.16% decline in growth rate registered the highest negativegrowth, followed by JNPT (-4.15%) and Kolkata (KDS+HDC) (-2.46%).

33. The Ministry has given the following reasons for decline in traffic:-

- Decline in Kamarajar Port growth was due to reduction in Thermal and Steam Coal traffic by-6.68%.

- In JNPT, decline was witnessed in other liquids traffic by -5.53% followed by Container by-4.92%.

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- In KDS, decline was due to decrease in Fertilizer Raw Materials by -90.20% followed byCoking and Other Coal traffic by -68.56%, Fertilizers by -44.09%, Other Liquids by -24.08%and Other Misc. Cargo by -9.09%.

34. The Ministry of Shipping also informed that to promote coastal transportation of vehicles, majorports are providing 80 per cent discount on port charges for Ro-Ro ships.

35. The Committee notes that the port capacity has been enhanced during 2016-17 and the totalcapacity among the Major Ports is 1049.45 MTPA at the end of the last plan year. There is aconsiderable increase of capacity during the Twelfth Plan period. During the period a total of352.92 MT has increased. The Committee is optimistic that the port capacity will further increasein the next plan period to accommodate the growth in EXIM trade of India.

36. However, the Committee with a little dismay, has noticed that the cargo growth is not upto the mark as per the figures given in the beginning of the Twelfth Plan period. The Committeenotes that the growth of cargo traffic by Major Ports are not commensurating with the portcapacity additions. The Committee also notes that nine ports registered positive growth whilefour ports have been in the red. The Committee recommends that all efforts should be exploredto keep the cargo growth in all the ports throughout the year. The ports who have registerednegative growth during 2016-17 should workout effective plans to reverse the situation.

37. The Committee notes that the Major Ports in Eastern Peninsula are struggling to makeprofits and its viability is in question. The coastal shipping is also not being improved at optimallevel according to the potential of the country. The Committee observes that the viability of theMajor Ports in the Eastern Peninsula can be improved by coastal shipping by providing the facilityof Sethusamudram canal.

DREDGING:

38. As regards dredging, the Secretary, Ministry of Shipping deposed before the Committee that:

"With regard to dredging, I will briefly mention that the Twelfth Plan's objective was that our portshould, at least, have 14 metres of draft and wherever feasible, it should be deeper. Sir, I personallyfeel that except for one or two ports where it is not technically and financially feasible—Calcuttais one such example where we cannot have 14 metres of draft—we are trying to push this envelopeand provide for 18 metres of draft. Vizag outer is there; Kamarajar has already 18 metres; Goa isin the process of going for 18 metres; JNPT is also in the process of tendering for going one-and-a-half metres further down. Wherever it is technically and financially feasible, the ports are goingfor deeper draft, in line with larger shipping".

39. The details of the dredging activities undertaken during 2016-17 is given in the Annexure-II.

40. The Committee is happy to note that except for one or two Major Ports, all the others havemaintained 14M draft and they are going further ahead to achieve 18M depth. The Committee

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is optimist that in the coming years these ports could accommodate larger vessels in the berthsand thereby increase their cargo throughput.

41. The Committee notes that the capital dredging work of the Mormugao Port has been stalleddue to withdrawal of the Environmental clearance given to the projects. The Committee desiresto know the decision of the Goa State Pollution Control Board on the matter when it is available.The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping may pursue the matter with theconcerned authorities.

42. The Committee notes that since the Kolkata Port being a riverine port, it requires frequentmaintenance dredging to keep the desired depth of the draft. The Committee recommends thatrequired budgetary sanctions may be given to Kolkata Port to meet the requirements.

CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR PORTS

43. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping during deliberations have informed that Indian Port RailCorporation Ltd. (IPRCL) is set up to take up last mile connectivity projects of Ports. 26 works worth` 5726 crore were taken up out of that 10 works were awarded and three more works to be awardedduring 2017-18.

44. Regarding congestion in the Major Ports, the following information was submitted by the Ministryof Shipping:

(i) Jawaharlal Nehru Port: The port was facing an acute traffic congestion problem since 2012.By providing dedicated roads for GTI, JNPCT and NSICT Traffic, the issue has been addressedto a large extent. Additional remedial measures action taken by the Port also includes developmentof Parking facilities, widening of Roads, provision of security guards for controlling thetraffic, Gate automation, inter terminal movement of containers, common rail operator for allthe terminals, CFS delivery by rail, implementation of e-delivery orders, abolition of manualforms 11 and 13 etc. RFD has been installed to reduced dwell time. With these measures,traffic congestion at the port has eased out.

(ii) Chennai: Chennai Port has taken up connectivity projects for improving the road connectivityto hinterland so as to make evacuation faster. These include Chennai-Ennore Port roadconnectivity project and elevated four lane link road from Chennai port to Maduravoyal onNH-4. The port is also carrying out works to widen internal port roads to four lane/six lanedepending on available space to regulate the movement and also implementing RFID Technology.In addition, roads are planned under Sagarmala project for easy access to the two containerterminals. Further, Rail evacuation of cargo (Containers, Cars and dry bulk) will substantiallyimprove after development of port connectivity through the Chennai Beach-Royapuram railwayto the 3rd and 4th lines planned by Southern Railways.

(iii) Mormugao: Port connectivity is adversely affected on account of restrictions imposed byVasco city administration on plying heavy vehicles to and from city for 6 hrs. per day. This

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is the only access of Port Connectivity. As part of NH-17B connectivity a city by pass roadis planned and work order has been issued on 30.09.2015. The work is expected to becompleted by September, 2018. Also there is severe congestion in the South Western RailwayNetwork resulting in slow evacuation of rail borne cargo. The South Western Railway Networkneeds to be doubled to address this problem. The issue has been taken up with Ministry ofRailways.

(iv) Kolkata Dock System: Kolkata Port is a riverine port and both the dock systems are havingLock Gate constraints for majority of the berths. Another major constraint is that the Port islocated in the city area where restrictions on traffic movement are imposed by the LocalAuthorities. At Kolkata Dock System measures/steps have been taken for removal of importcontainers from hook point of vessels to Container Freight Station without grounding at theyards, creating of parking lots, repair of major roads and regular interaction with the LocalAuthorities as well as Stakeholders

(v) Haldia Dock Complex (Kolkata Port): Various measures are being taken by the Port to reducecongestion at HDC. These include movement of ships/vessels through Eden Channel, repairof Lock gate at HDC, mechanization of berths etc. Due to Lock Gate constraints, jetties arebeing planned outside Lock Gate for handling of cargo near Oil jetties, Shalukkhali etc.

45. The new road projects identified for connecting major ports are given in the Annexure-III

46. The Committee notes that 42 road connectivity projects have been undertaken to link allthe major ports in the country. The Committee recommends that required financial sanction maybe made for timely completion of these projects. The Committee also recommends that moreprojects which are not yet received environmental clearance may pursue the matter with theMinistry of Environment and Forest.

SAGARMALA

47. Sagarmala Programme has been launched with the objective of promoting port-led development inIndia with focus on modernization of existing ports and development of new ports, creating efficient andeffective connectivity between the ports and the hinterland, port-led industrial development and coastalcommunity development.

48. The Ministry of Shipping has informed that projects worth ` 1 Lakh crore are already under variousstages of implementation and development. ` 390.12 crore has been released for 35 projects taken upin FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17. This includes unique and innovative projects such as Gogha-Dahej RO-Pax Ferry Services Project (` 117 crore sanctioned and ` 58.5 crore released) and RO-RO ServicesProject at Mandwa (` 57.5 crore sanctioned and ` 43.76 crore released).

49. The Ministry further stated that Sagarmala Development Company Limited has been incorporatedon 31st August, 2016, under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping for providing equitysupport to project SPVs and residual projects under Sagarmala. SDC Ltd. was incorporated with an initialauthorized capital of ` 1,000 crore, and which may be increased subsequently, if required, and a

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subscribed share capital of ` 90 crore. The entire cost towards authorized capital for the Company withinitial subscribed share capital is borne by the Ministry of Shipping. The company will assist the Statelevel/zone level special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and SPVs to be set up by the ports, with equity supportfor implementation of the projects that they will undertake.

50. The Ministry of Shipping while giving the details of salient features of the Demands for grants2017-18 stated that there is a provision of ` 600 crore for development of Coastal Economic Zones tobe taken up in Phase-I, assistance for development of coastal berths and funding of unique and innovationprojects and coastal community development projects under Sagarmala. The provision also includes thebudgetary allocation of ` 250 crore for Sagarmala Development Company. The projects identified underSagarmala Programme are expected to moblilize more than ` 8 lakh crore of infrastructure investment,double the share of domestic waterways in the modal mix, generate logistic cost savings of ` 35,000to 40,000 crore per annum, boost merchandize exports by USD 110 billion and enable creation of 1 crorenew jobs, including 40 lakh direct jobs in the next 10 years.

51. Summary of focus projects under Sagarmala as given by the Ministry of Shipping is:

(` in crore)

Sl. No. Project Theme FY 16-17 FY 17-18 FY 18-19 Total

Project Project Project ProjectCost Cost Cost Cost

1 Port Modernisation 39 19,220 13 2,193 20 35,512 72 56,925

2 Connectivity Enhancement 43 14,504 28 16,641 26 139,715 97 170,860

3 Port-Linked 1 3,000 2 5,000 17 94,426 20 102,426

Industrialisation

4 Coastal Community 3 516 3 119 4 688 10 1,373Development

TOTAL 86 37,240 46 23,953 67 270,341 199 331,534

52. The Committee notes that the Ministry of Shipping has ambitious future plans for carryingout port development work under Sagarmala Project. The Committee also notes that SagarmalaDevelopment Company Ltd. has been incorporated with an initial authorized capital of `̀̀̀̀ 1000crore for monitoring the projects. The Committee desires to know the source of funds with theMinistry to achieve this ambitious target.

53. The Committee also note that there are 199 focus projects targeted to be completed underSagarmala in the next three financial years with an actual cost of `̀̀̀̀ 333,534 crore. The Committeedesires to know the details of financial plans with the Ministry of Shipping to generate that muchresource within three years to meet the required fund for completion of the projects. The

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Committee recommends that financial grants may be provided to projects under Sagarmala asper the requirement.

54. The Committee feels that if the projects under Sagarmala are completed as planned by theMinistry, it will not only boost the economic activities but also create employment opportunitiesin the country to the greatest extent.

SHIPPING SECTOR

55. Shipping industry is one of the most globalised industries operating in a highly competitive businessenvironment that is far more liberalized than most of the other industries and is, thus, intricately linkedto the world economy and trade. Shipping plays an important role in the transport sector of India'seconomy especially in EXIM trade. Indian shipping tonnage which was only 1.92 lakh Gross Tonnageon the eve of independence now stands at 11.29 million Gross Tonnage as on 30th November, 2016.

56. The following table gives the details of allocations made to Shipping Sector during 2016-17 and2017-18 and the spending during 2016-17:

2016-17 (BE) 2016-17 (RE) Actual 2016-17 BE 2017-18

GBS IEBR GBS IEBR GBS GBS IEBR

48.23 351.05 45.34 1107.03 42.05 268.41 832.59

57. The Committee notes that during 2016-17 out of the GBS allocation of `̀̀̀̀ 45.34 crore at RE2016-17 the Ministry of Shipping has spent `̀̀̀̀ 42.05 crore so far. Since two more months are therein the financial year, the Committee hopes that they would be able to spend the entire allocation.

58. The Committee notes from Annexure-I, the Ship Building Sector has sought `̀̀̀̀ 527 croreallocation during 2017-18 however, the actual allocation received is just `̀̀̀̀ 12.00 crore. TheCommittee feels that this is highly insufficient. The Committee recommends that sufficientfunds may be allocated to Ship Building Sector.

59. The Ministry of Shipping further informed that the Government has taken the following initiativesto improve the shipping sector.

(i) Fiscal incentives to maritime sector:

(a) Reduction of service tax incidence on coastal shipping to reduce transportation cost.

(b) Reduction of Central Excise duty on capital goods, raw materials and spares used for repairof ocean going vessels to reduce the cost of production and of repair of Ships.

(c) Exemption of Customs and Central Excise duty leviable on bunker fuels used in Indian flagvessels carrying a mix of EXIM, empty and domestic containers between two ports in Indiato reduce coastal container transportation cost.

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(d) Parity in the tax regime of Indian seafarers employed on Indian flag ships vis-a-vis those onforeign flag ships had mandated that the period of stay in India shall be counted as per theentries made in his/her Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC).This has benefited around35,000 seafarers presently employed on Indian flag ships.

(e) Right of First Refusal (RoFR) for Indian flag vessels and Indian dredgers while working onIndian coast.

(f) Indian shipowners have been allowed to buy ships and flag these ships abroad. This policyinitiative of "Indian Controlled Tonnage" has facilitated Indian ship-owners to gain access tocheaper funds abroad.

(ii) Cabotage relaxed for specialized vessels such as Ro Ro, Ro-Pax etc. on September 02, 2015 forfive years.

(iii) A Central Sector Scheme to provide financial support to Major Ports/Non Major Ports/StateGovernments for Construction/up-gradation of Coastal berths for Coastal cargo.

(iv) Discount on Port charges for coastal transportation of vehicles through Ro-Ro vessels has beenincreased from 40% to 80% for two year w.e.f. 20th September, 2016 by Major Ports.

(v) Shipbuilding Sector:

(a) The Government of India has introduced ` 4000 crores Shipbuilding Financial AssistancePolicy for 10 years to encourage domestic shipbuilding. Guidelines for the policy have beenframed and uploaded on the website of Ministry.

(b) Right of First Refusal to Indian Shipyards While Procuring Vessels by Government and PublicSector for Their Own Use - All government departments or agencies procuring vessels forgovernmental purposes or for own purposes shall undertake bulk tendering for their vesselrelated requirements with deliveries starting from 2016-17 and will grant a Right of FirstRefusal (RoFR) for Indian Shipyards for such order till 2025. From 2025 onwards, onlyIndian-built vessels are to be procured by these agencies for governmental purposes or forown purpose. Similar benefits will be applicable for repair of their vessels. The guidelines foroperationalising such revision have been issued by this Ministry.

(c) Infrastructure status to shipyards–Shipyards will be able to avail flexible structuring of longterm project loans, long term funding from Infrastructure Funds at lower rates of interest andfor a longer tenure equivalent to the economic life of their assets, relaxed ECB norms, issuanceof infrastructure bonds for meeting working capital requirements.

60. The Committee notes the various initiatives taken by the Ministry of Shipping has takento improve the Shipping and Ship-building Sector of the country.

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DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHT SHIPS

61. Presently there are 193 lighthouses, one lightship, 23 DGPS stations, 64 RACONS, 21 deep sealighted Buoys, 05 wreck Making Buoys, 87 physical shore stations, 01 vessel Traffic Service, 04Lighthouse Tender vessels and 01 National Navtex Chain under the DG Lighthouses and Lightships.

62. The detail of Project undertaken by DGLL during 2016-17 is given below:-

Sl. No. Name of the Scheme

1. Establishment of a lighted beacon at Sister Island at A & N Islands

2. Establishment of a lighted beacon at Tries Island at A & N Islands

3. Establishment of new Lighthouses in A&N Islands at Honiph Rock Point in Katchal Harbour

4. Establishment of a new Lighthouse at Maipura (Odissa Coast)

5. Establishment of a major LH with Racon at Lushington Shoal

6. Beautification of Lighthouses (Promotion of Tourism at Lighthouses)

7. Const. of office building complex and staff quarters at Vishakhapatnam

8. Establishment of a new Lighthouse at Shankerpur (West Bengal)

9. Establishment of a new Lighthouse at Valayazhikkal, Cochin

10. Establishment of a new Lighthouse with Racon at Kelshi, Mumbai

11. Establishment of a new Lighthouse at Vembar

12. Establishment of a lighted beacon at Bhet Dwarka (Gujarat)

13. Procurement of Wreck Marking Buoys

14. Improvement of Local Light

15. Recapitalization of DGPS

16. National AIS Network (Phase-II) (Additional capacity building of NAIS)

17. Establishment VTS in A & N, Lakshadweep and Non Major Ports

18. Construction of officers and staff quarters at Gandhidham for VTS-GOK.

19. Improvement of Training Setup, Kolkata

20. Miscellaneous works

21. Improvement of Lighthouses

22. ISO Certification for DGLL

23. Provision of Green Energy at Lighthouses

24. Information Technology (e-Governance)

25. Replacement of Asset

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63. The Ministry of Shipping has submitted that the following new initiatives are proposed during2017-18 by DGLL and the project costs will be met by budgetary allocations as indicated under:-

(` in crores)

Sl. No. Name of Scheme Proposed Project cost wouldallocation be met during the2017-18 period

1. Construction Officers and Staff Qtrs. for VTS GoK 9.00 88%at Gandhidham

2. Recapitalization of DGPS 10.00 43%

3. Establishment of new Lighthouse at Shankerpur 1.00 22%

4. Establishment of National Coastal VTS (covering 7517 Km. 1.00 1%coast line)

5. Establishment of VTMS at Non Major Port (Karwar) 1.00 86%

64. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping during the deliberations informed that the DGLL had a recordcollection of ` 280 crore of light dues during 2016-17. All the Lighthouses were solarised first time. Theother achievements are:

• Navigational Text Messaging System (NAVTEX) set up for safety of mariners and navigation;

• 8 Lighthouses identified for the development of tourism under PPP mode; and

• Initiated setting up of National Coastal Vessel Traffic System (NCVTS).

65. The Committee notes that the DGLL has undertaken various projects to establish six newlight houses and 3 new lighted beacones at various parts of the country. The Committee alsonotes the projects to be undertaken during 2017-18. The Committee recommends that all theseprojects may be completed within the stipulated time-frame.

66. The Committee also notes the achievements for making all the Lighthouses during solarisedfor the first time and also identifying for development of 8 lighthouses for tourism purposesthrough PPP mode.

COCHIN SHIPYARD LIMITED

67. The Ministry of Shipping informed the Committee during deliberations that performance of CochinShipyard Limited continued to be good during the financial year 2015-16 despite the global downturn inthe ship building industry. The turnover of the company grew by 7.33% from ` 1859.51 crore to` 1995.89 crore during 2015-16. The projected turnover for 2016-17 is ` 2015.23 crore. The projectedProfit after tax is ` 308.77 crore.

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68. The performance of the Company for FY 2016-17 based on the unaudited figures is as follows:

(Rupees in crore)

Performance Parameters 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Projectedupto Dec.'16 2016-17

Turnover 1859.51 1995.89 1537.41 2015.23

Profit Before Tax (PBT) 367.56 424.08 393.15 482.45

Profit After Tax (PAT) 235.06 275.03 249.61 308.77

69. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping informed that the following are the key achievements of CochinShipyard Limited during 2016-17:

• New Dry Dock at a cost of ` 1799 crore sanctioned;

• International Ship Repair facility with ship-lift at a cost of ` 970 crore sanctioned; and

• Initiated the process of issue of IPO to raise ` 1000 to 1500 crore additional funds for thekey infrastructure projects.

70. The Ministry of Shipping while replying to a query informed that the main problems before the ShipBuilding Industry are as under:-

(i) The growth outlook in Shipbuilding Industry worldwide has been dismal in recent years withthe downtrend continuing in the past year as well. This has taken a toll on the Ship buildingsector in India with low order book positions leading to their inability to service the high debts.

(ii) Compared to shipbuilding counter parts in other Asian countries, the shipyards in India are lowon sophistication. Yards need to automate and modernize as well. Shipyards are also low onCapacity in comparison to other yards in Asia. However, the yards are inhibited from goingfor massive capacity expansion, modernization and automation due to lack of availability ofdedicated low cost funds to cater to the special needs of this sector. The present financingavailable are high on interest and does not suit the ship building industry's special requirements.

(iii) Shipbuilding and Ship repairs are specialized activities requiring different skill set and there isdearth of manpower with the required skill set.

(iv) Ship building in India is hampered by lack of special financing schemes in the financial marketfor ship owners.

(v) The Shipbuilding industry in India needs the support of the Government on the taxation front.Some of the issues are as under:-

(a) The capital expansion in shipbuilding is inhibited by imposition of customs duty on theimport of Capital goods. The customs duty element adds to the cost of the capitalprojects as major part of the projects involve imports.

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(b) The Ship building industry is taxed at the corporate income tax rate of 30%. The industryneeds a lower rate of corporate tax so that it can have surplus internal accruals to financeits expansion plans in the absence availability of dedicated cheap funds.

(c) The shipping industry has been extended the tonnage tax provisions under income tax tomake the shipping industry competitive. Similarly Ship building industry also requires alower rate of income tax to make it more competitive.

71. The policy initiatives undertaken by the Government to revive the ship building industry are asunder:-

A. Tax initiatives

(i) The Government has exempted the manufacture of ships completely from excise duty. Theindustry is subjected to nil rate of excise duty.

(ii) The indigenous procurement of goods for use in the manufacture of ships has been exemptedcompletely from excise duty.

(iii) The indigenous procurement of goods for use in the repair of vessels/ships has been exemptedcompletely from excise duty.

(iv) The Custom Duties on import of goods for use in the manufacture of ships has been exemptedby the Government.

(v) The customs duty on import of goods including capital goods for use in repair of the vesselsand ships has been completely exempted.

B. In addition to the above, the Government has taken the following measures also:

(i) Government has come out with a policy to grant financial support upto 20% on the contractprice or the fair value of the ships to the Ship building industry over a period of ten yearswith a budgetary support of ` 4,000 crores. This has been initiative to especially counter costdisadvantages of the Indian Ship Industry.

(ii) The Government has also proposed to introduce the Right to First Refusal for Indian shipyardsfor government purchases.

(iii) Ship building and Ship repair industry has been granted the Infrastructure status by theGovernment. This should enable the industry to sources funds from the Indian and internationalmarket.

72. The Committee is happy to note that the Cochin Shipyard has been strong in financialperformance during the current financial year. The Committee hopes that the targets will beattained at the end of the Financial Year.

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73. The Committee notes that the Indian ship yards are less sophisticated and lacking worldclass standards of equipment and manpower. Similarly low cost loans are not easily available forexpansion of the shipyard. The Committee recommends the following to support the ship buildingindustry in the country:

(i) The Government of India should take necessary steps to upgrade the current technologyused by the shipyards with the modern technology available in worldwide;

(ii) Periodic refreshment training of the existing employees may be conducted on regularbasis to familiarize with the latest technology;

(iii) Low cost loans may be raised from the overseas markets; and

(iv) Tax incentives to the yards as well as subsidies to the buyers may be expanded toattract more buyers from Indian market.

74. The Committee has taken note of the fact that there are media reports which suggested privatizationof various functions of Cochin Shipyard Ltd. The Committee enquired from the Secretary, Shippingabout the Government policy in this regard. The Secretary, Shipping submitted to the Committee thatCochin Shipyard is one of the Navratna Companies and Government intention is to protect and promoteCochin Shipyard and any media report on such aspects is devoid of facts and contrary to the intentionsof the Government of India.

75. The Committee has noted the assurances given by the Secretary, Shipping and recommendsthat the Cochin shipyard should not be privatized or disinvested as it is functioning well underthe Government of India control.

SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

76. The Ministry of Shipping informed the Committee that as on 01.02.2017, SCI fleet stands at 69vessels of 5.85 million DWT and 3.26 million GT. The following table gives category-wise break-up ofSCI's owned fleet:

Type of vessels No. G.T. D.W.T.

Container vessels 05 1,53,247.00 2,02,413.00

Bulk Carriers 16 6,03,808.00 10,68,088.00

Crude Oil carrier 16 10,99,279.00 20,17,192.00

Product Tanker 14 5,32,285.00 9,08,058.74

VLCC 05 8,12,551.00 15,90,809.00

LPG/Ammonia carriers 02 35,556.00 35,202.00

Passenger-cum-Cargo 01 9,700.00 5,140.00

Offshore Supply Vessel 10 22,958.00 23,502.38

TOTAL 69 32,69,384.00 58,50,405.12

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77. During the year 2016-17, till date, SCI has acquired one second hand Multi-Purpose Support Vessel(MPSV) on 18.11.2016. Further, SCI has already signed MOA on 27.12.2016 for acquisition of one moreresale offshore vessel. The vessel would be delivered to SCI only after the Sellers carry out all theextensive modifications as per the charterers (DRDO) requirements. Further, SCI is also in the processof acquisition of a secondhand Suezmax Tanker. SCI is presently discussing the MOA terms with theSellers of the shortlisted vessel. Presently there are Nil orders placed for acquisition of vessels by SCI,with any of the shipyards.

78. The current fleet of SCI, as on 01.03.2016, stands at 69 vessels (constituting 3.29 million GrossTonnage). The details are as under:

Liner Dry bulk Crude oil Product Gas Passenger- OSVs Totalvessels carriers tankers tankers carriers cum-cargo

vessels

Nos. 5 17 21 14 2 1 9 69

DWT 202413 1113889 3608001 908059 35202 5140 20150 5892854

79. The following table shows the financial performance of SCI during last three years:

(` in Crore)

Financial Position

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 At theend of

30-09-2016

Total Income 4538.99 4587.60 4277.19 1588.30

Net Profit -274.66 200.93 377.29 35.91

80. The Committee notes the financial performance of SCI during the last three years. TheCommittee further notes that the SCI has now recovered from its losses and continuouslymaking profit for the last three years. The Committee desired to know the reasons why theincome has shown declining trend in the first half of the Financial Year 2016-17.

81. The Committee also notes the ongoing fleet acquisition plans of SCI. The Committeerecommends that since the financial performances of the SCI has now improved to a certainextent, it may think about more vessel acquisitions in the near future if the Internationalmarket conditions remain viable.

NATIONAL WATERWAYS

82. The Inland Waterways Authority of India is an autonomous organization created by an Act ofParliament viz., The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, (85 of 1985) for the development ofNational Waterways in the country.

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83. With the allocation of ` 296.30 crore during 2016-17, under the Grants to IWAI, the followingschemes were under taken:-

(i) Fairway development of NW-1, NW-2, NW-3 which include survey, dredging, bandalling,navigational aids and O&M of floating and fixed terminals.

(ii) Activities for development of NW-4, viz. EIA and EMP studies; hydrodynamic and CRZstudies. With the cooperation of Government of Andhra Pradesh, Delineation and Hydrologicalstudies have been carried out.

(iii) Developmental activities such as fairway development which includes dredging, bank protection,removal of obstructions etc. Hydrographic Surveys and Design and construction of terminalat Erada has been taken up on NW-5.

(iv) Under JMVP, expenditure incurred for Project Monitoring Unit for various consultancy studiesviz., (a) detailed feasibility study and detailed engineering for ancillary works (b) Environmentaland social impact assessment study (c) IWT sector development strategy and market developmentstudy and construction of multimodal terminals at Varanasi, Sahebganj and Haldia and navigationallock at Farakka, have been taken up.

(v) In NER, besides fairway development on NW-2, the following activities have also beenundertaken.

(a) Construction of Ro-Ro vessels

(b) Construction of Cargo Vessels and Slipway at Pandu for repairs of IWT Vessels in theNE Region.

(vi) TEF/DPR/CEZ studies have also been commissioned on the newly declared NWs in NERegion.

84. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping during deliberations of the Committee expressed gratitude tothe Committee for its recommendations enable them to get a sanction of ` 1,000 crore worth of a bondfor Inland Waterways from the Finance Ministry.

85. The Ministry of Shipping informed that with an allocation of ` 303 crores during 2017-18, IWAIis proposed to undertake fairway development and maintenance of National Waterways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16(River Barak), 37 (River Gandak) and 40 (River Ghagra) at an estimated cost of ` 228.00 crore Theremaining amount is required for administrative and other regular maintenance expenses.

86. The construction of multi-modal terminals at Varanasi, Sahebganj and Haldia, new navigational lockat Farakka and development of the viable newly declared national waterways is proposed to be undertakenthrough funds being raised by IWAI through bonds as Extra Budgetary Resources and loan from WorldBank for the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on NW-1.

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87. The Committee notes that the IWAI is proposed to undertake fairway development andmaintenance of 8 National Ways with an allocation of `̀̀̀̀ 303 crore during 2017-18. The Committeealso notes that permission has been granted by the Ministry of Shipping to raise `̀̀̀̀ 1000 crorethrough bonds as Extra Budgetary Resources and loan from World Bank. The Committee maybe appraised about the details of funds to be raised through bonds, IEBR and loan from WorldBank.

88. Details of cargo handled during the last three years in the IWT mode are as under (in Million MetricTonnes):

Sl. No. National 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 * upWaterways to Jan-2017

1. NW-1 3.35 5.05 6.24 2.50

2. NW-2 2.48 0.52 0.60 0.50

3. NW-3 1.07 0.97 1.06 0.93

4. Maharashtra 10.18 22.54 28.85 22.58

5. Goa 1.00 0.98 4.54 11.10

89. As regards the development of 106 new National Waterways in the country, the Ministry informedthe Committee that the 106 NWs are classified into the following categories:

(i) Development of 8 NWs in Phase-I has been initiated. Fairway development works in riverBarak has been awarded.

(ii) Based on the outcome of Stage-I feasibility reports of 46 NWs, preparation of DPRs for 12most viable NWs have been awarded by IWAI.

90. The above NWs are proposed to be developed during 2017-18.

(iii) The preparation of DPRs for 12 viable NWs have also been awarded by IWAI for taking updevelopment works during 2018-19:

(i) 52 NWs - Field survey in 44 NWs have been completed and are in progress in 4 NWs.Security clearance of 4 NWs is awaited. Draft feasibility study reports of 36 NWs havebeen received. Based on the outcome of feasibility studies, further studies like TEF/DPRwill be taken up subsequently.

(ii) 19 NWs have not been found technically viable.

91. Cargo movement through Inland Waterways is the most economical and environment friendlymode of transport. The Committee notes that the growth of cargo movement through the IWTmode has not picked up the required momentum. The Committee recommends that all the basicinfrastructure requirements such as navigation channel with sufficient depth and width, day and

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night navigational aids, terminals for berthing of vessel and equipments for loading and unloadingof cargo, etc. should be provided in all the operational waterways for smooth cargo handling. TheCommittee also recommends that incentives should be given to those goods carried by waterwaymode.

92. The Committee recommends that cargo movement through the water mode need to beentertained in all the viable stretches so that the development of national waterways may geta tremendous boost.

93. The Committee notes that the pace of progress of works in the various National Waterwaysdevelopment are not up to the mark. The Committee recommends that the IWAI should pursuegetting various environment clearances from the concerned authorities so that the proposedworks may go on smoothly.

94. The Committee notes that the initial studies and preparation of DPRs of 92 most viableNational Waterways have been initiated during the Financial Year 2017-18. The Committeerecommends that necessary funds as required in every stage may be sanctioned to IWAI forcarrying out the projects work in a vigorous way.

PROMOTION OF CRUISE SHIPPING

95. The Secretary, Ministry of Shipping informed that they have given high priority to promote cruisetourism in close association with Ministry of Tourism due to high employment potential. The Major Portswill provide the following incentives to cruise ships:

• A minimum rebate of 30% on port charges

• Cabotage relaxation extended till 2024.

96. The Ministry has further informed that standardized operating procedures (SOPs) for handlingcruise vessels have been operationalized in ports. The Mumbai Port is proposed to develop new cruiseterminal. The Ministry has a plan for developing 5 cruise circuits for international, domestic and rivercruises by May, 2017.

97. The Committee notes that some Major Ports have started giving incentives to cruise shipsvisiting their Ports. The Committee recommends that apart from incentives, the ports maydevelop good passenger amenities at the ports and also good passenger relations.

98. The Committee also recommends that river cruise tourism may be popularized so thatwaterways tourism may generate more income. The Ministry of Shipping should coordinate withMinistry of Tourism in their domestic campaign so that the river cruise tourism may get a boostin the coming years.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

99. The Committee would like to point out that as per the latest economic survey, India'sinternal trade has a much higher dimension than its international trade. The Committee therefore

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desires that there should be a holistic coordinated approach needed for handling of trade withinthe country as well as towards openings to the external trade. The Committee thereforerecommends that the Government should adopt a strategy for seamless flow of traffic especiallythrough the National and coastal waterways.

100. The Committee also recommends that the Government would formulate a coordinated policyfor container size, dimensions and such aspects related to container traffic.

101. The Committee expressed its apprehension on the issue that the entire container trade isbeing controlled by overseas MNCs resulting in high operational costs to India's internal trade.The Committee observes that transportation in a subcontinent like India has to be essentiallybased on the multimodal system. The Committee recommends that a high powered inter-ministerialgroup may be constituted to take policy decisions on internal trade and a high powered regulatorfor managing the entire area of logistics of container.

102. The Committee also recommends that on the lines of the container corporation of India, acoordinated and integrated system for handling goods for Railways, Highways, Coastal ShippingInland waterways etc. may be worked out.

103. The Committee notes that a lot of pollutants are dumped into the seas and waterways bythe vessels in the form of sewages, oil leakages etc. The Committee recommends that Ministryof shipping may take up the matter under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seriously and necessarycontrol measures may be put in place to prevent pollution.

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RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS —AT A GLANCE

ANALYSIS OF TWELFTH PLAN ALLOCATIONS

The Committee notes from the details given by the Ministry of Shipping that the GBS gotreduced at the RE stage in the five annual plans. However, the percentage of reduction was lessduring 2016-17 compared to the previous years. (Para 6)

The Committee observes that the Twelfth Five Year Plan outlay for the Ministry of Shippingdevelopment in the country was `̀̀̀̀ 6960 crore as GBS and `̀̀̀̀ 18946.18 crore as IEBR. Out of it,the major chunk of allocation (GBS) of `̀̀̀̀ 3902.53 crore was for development of shipping sectorand `̀̀̀̀ 3057.47 crore for the Ports Sector. From the data provided by the Ministry of Shipping,the total allocations made all these five years was only `̀̀̀̀ 2306 crore out of which the spendingup to 31st January, 2017 is `̀̀̀̀ 2241.68 crore. The Committee is very disappointed to note that theactual allocation made to Ministry of Shipping is only 32.20% of the outlay (GBS) decided by thePlanning Commission. The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping should givedue care in utilizing the allocations promptly by completing the targeted projects within thestipulated time. (Para 7)

The Committee desires to know the comparison of the targets fixed by the erstwhile PlanningCommission during Twelfth plan period for the Ministry of Shipping and the achievements of thetargets made by the Ministry at the end of the Twelfth Plan period. The year-wise details andthe percentage of achievement, etc. of each of the targets set in the Port and Shipping Sectorsmay be provided at the time of submission of the Action Taken Replies to this Report.

(Para 8)

The Committee notes the major achievements made by the Ministry of Shipping during2016-17. There was a slight cut in both Plan and Non-plan allocations during 2016-17 and thePorts got enhanced allocation during RE 2016-17. The Committee also notes that Port Sector isthe only sector which got an enhanced allocation at RE stage. Allocations to all other schemeswere reduced at RE Stage. However, the percentage of spending on 03.02.2017 is only 54.49% ofthe RE amount of `̀̀̀̀ 165.12 crore in the Port projects. The Committee desires to know thereasons why the port sector could not utilize the enhanced amount during 2016-17. (Para 12)

The Committee is happy to note that shipping and ship building schemes have spent 92.77%of their allocations. The Lighthouses and Inland Water Transport schemes also have spent agreater portion of their allocations during 2016-17. The Committee recommends that Ministryof Shipping should take a feed back on the reason why certain schemes could not utilize allocatedfund and should take necessary corrective measures during the next financial year onwards.

(Para 13)

The Committee notes that certain projects could not achieve required physical targetsduring 2016-17 due to various reasons. As regards the construction of flyover in front of ICTT

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the Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping should pursue the matter with theMinistry of Railways to get the necessary clearances at the earliest. As in the case of NationalWaterway-4 the Government of Andhra Pradesh may be approached for getting the assessmentof land requirements and modification of cross structures. The Committee notes that in the case7 NW-5 and Jal Marg Vikas, the land questions and the necessary clearances should be obtainedbefore commencement of the projects. The IWAI should take up the matter regularly with theconcerned Ministry/Departments to get the clearances without delay. (Para 15)

The Committee feels that the Ministry of Shipping did not took the necessary ground worksbefore listing the projects and making allocation for them. As a result thereof, the projects arestruggling at initial stages itself due to want of required clearances. The Committee recommendsthat allocation should be made to all projects after getting necessary basic clearances forcommencement of the projects. (Para 16)

ANNUAL PLAN 2017-18

The Committee notes that Ministry of Shipping got an allocation (GBS) of `̀̀̀̀ 1773.00 croreduring 2017-18. However, the projected demands of the Ministry was `̀̀̀̀ 4428.01 crore. Accordingto the Ministry a large number of projects could not be undertaken as sufficient funds are notreceived for carrying out the works. It can be seen that for some of the projects at Chennai Portand Mormugao Port even 10% of the demand was not met. The Ministry asked for `̀̀̀̀ 515.01 crorefor starting up the work for Sagar Port, `̀̀̀̀ one lakh was allocated. (Para 21)

The Committee also notes that the total demand for various ports projects was `̀̀̀̀ 1512.76crore but the allocation is only `̀̀̀̀ 139.24 in the revenue head. For Shipping and shipbuilding, thedemand was `̀̀̀̀ 527.00 crore and the allocation is a mere `̀̀̀̀ 12.00 crore. However the IWAI hassomehow managed to get comparatively better allocation this year. The Committee recommendsthat more allocation may be made to Ministry of Shipping for carrying out their various projectsproposed to undertake in the financial year 2017-18. The Ministry of Finance may be approachedfor getting enhanced allocation at RE stage. (Para 22)

The Committee recommends that in order to fast-track the works related to Sagarmala,coastal shipping, IWT and ALHW, additional budgetary allocation may be provided to Ministryof Shipping during 2017-18. (Para 23)

PORT SECTOR

The Committee notes that the allocation made to Port Sector is highly insufficient to meetthe committed liability of the various ports during 2017-18. In the case of VoCPT, the capitaldredging work has already completed and they should release the balance amount of `̀̀̀̀ 120.06crore for which the allocation made is only `̀̀̀̀ 15.00 crore. In the case of Chennai Port, theircoastal road protection work is completed by 80% and the payment is in midway. They also need33 crores for completing the work. The Cochin Port has two projects to be carried out which need

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52 crore, but the allocation is only 10 crore. The activities under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan got nilallocation this time. The Committee strongly recommends that the Ministry of Finance may takea review of the situation after the completion of first quarter of Financial Year 2017-18 andadditional allocation may be made as per their requirement thereafter. (Para 28)

PORT EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY

The Committee notes that the port capacity has been enhanced during 2016-17 and the totalcapacity among the Major Ports is 1049.45 MTPA at the end of the last plan year. There is aconsiderable increase of capacity during the Twelfth Plan period. During the period a total of352.92 MT has increased. The Committee is optimistic that the port capacity will further increasein the next plan period to accommodate the growth in EXIM trade of India. (Para 35)

However, the Committee with a little dismay, has noticed that the cargo growth is not upto the mark as per the figures given in the beginning of the Twelfth Plan period. The Committeenotes that the growth of cargo traffic by Major Ports are not commensurating with the portcapacity additions. The Committee also notes that nine ports registered positive growth whilefour ports have been in the red. The Committee recommends that all efforts should be exploredto keep the cargo growth in all the ports throughout the year. The ports who have registerednegative growth during 2016-17 should workout effective plans to reverse the situation.

(Para 36)

The Committee notes that the Major Ports in Eastern Peninsula are struggling to makeprofits and its viability is in question. The coastal shipping is also not being improved at optimallevel according to the potential of the country. The Committee observes that the viability of theMajor Ports in the Eastern Peninsula can be improved by coastal shipping by providing the facilityof Sethusamudram canal. (Para 37)

DREDGING

The Committee is happy to note that except for one or two Major Ports, all the others havemaintained 14M draft and they are going further ahead to achieve 18M depth. The Committeeis optimist that in the coming years these ports could accommodate larger vessels in the berthsand thereby increase their cargo throughput. (Para 40)

The Committee notes that the capital dredging work of the Mormugao Port has been stalleddue to withdrawal of the Environmental clearance given to the projects. The Committee desiresto know the decision of the Goa State Pollution Control Board on the matter when it is available.The Committee recommends that the Ministry of Shipping may pursue the matter with theconcerned authorities. (Para 41)

The Committee notes that since the Kolkata Port being a riverine port, it requires frequentmaintenance dredging to keep the desired depth of the draft. The Committee recommends thatrequired budgetary sanctions may be given to Kolkata Port to meet the requirements.

(Para 42)

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CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR PORTS

The Committee notes that 42 road connectivity projects have been undertaken to link allthe major ports in the country. The Committee recommends that required financial sanction maybe made for timely completion of these projects. The Committee also recommends that moreprojects which are not yet received environmental clearance may pursue the matter with theMinistry of Environment and Forest. (Para 46)

SAGARMALA

The Committee notes that the Ministry of Shipping has ambitious future plans for carryingout port development work under Sagarmala Project. The Committee also notes that SagarmalaDevelopment Company Ltd. has been incorporated with an initial authorized capital of `̀̀̀̀ 1000crore for monitoring the projects. The Committee desires to know the source of funds with theMinistry to achieve this ambitious target. (Para 52)

The Committee also note that there are 199 focus projects targeted to be completed underSagarmala in the next three financial years with an actual cost of `̀̀̀̀ 333,534 crore. The Committeedesires to know the details of financial plans with the Ministry of Shipping to generate that muchresource within three years to meet the required fund for completion of the projects. TheCommittee recommends that financial grants may be provided to projects under Sagarmala asper the requirement. (Para 53)

The Committee feels that if the projects under Sagarmala are completed as planned by theMinistry, it will not only boost the economic activities but also create employment opportunitiesin the country to the greatest extent. (Para 54)

SHIPPING SECTOR

The Committee notes that during 2016-17 out of the GBS allocation of `̀̀̀̀ 45.34 crore at RE2016-17 the Ministry of Shipping has spent `̀̀̀̀ 42.05 crore so far. Since two more months are therein the financial year, the Committee hopes that they would be able to spend the entire allocation.

(Para 57)

The Committee notes from Annexure-I, the Ship Building Sector has sought `̀̀̀̀ 527 croreallocation during 2017-18 however, the actual allocation received is just `̀̀̀̀ 12.00 crore. TheCommittee feels that this is highly insufficient. The Committee recommends that sufficientfunds may be allocated to Ship Building Sector. (Para 58)

The Committee notes the various initiatives taken by the Ministry of Shipping has takento improve the Shipping and Ship-building Sector of the country. (Para 60)

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHT SHIPS

The Committee notes that the DGLL has undertaken various projects to establish six newlight houses and 3 new lighted beacones at various parts of the country. The Committee also

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notes the projects to be undertaken during 2017-18. The Committee recommends that all theseprojects may be completed within the stipulated time-frame. (Para 65)

The Committee also notes the achievements for making all the Lighthouses during solarisedfor the first time and also identifying for development of 8 lighthouses for tourism purposesthrough PPP mode. (Para 66)

COCHIN SHIPYARD LIMITED

The Committee is happy to note that the Cochin Shipyard has been strong in financialperformance during the current financial year. The Committee hopes that the targets will beattained at the end of the Financial Year. (Para 72)

The Committee notes that the Indian ship yards are less sophisticated and lacking worldclass standards of equipment and manpower. Similarly low cost loans are not easily available forexpansion of the shipyard. The Committee recommends the following to support the ship buildingindustry in the country:

(i) The Government of India should take necessary steps to upgrade the current technologyused by the shipyards with the modern technology available in worldwide;

(ii) Periodic refreshment training of the existing employees may be conducted on regularbasis to familiarize with the latest technology;

(iii) Low cost loans may be raised from the overseas markets; and

(iv) Tax incentives to the yards as well as subsidies to the buyers may be expanded toattract more buyers from Indian market.

(Para 73)

The Committee has noted the assurances given by the Secretary, Shipping and recommendsthat the Cochin shipyard should not be privatized or disinvested as it is functioning well underthe Government of India control. (Para 75)

SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

The Committee notes the financial performance of SCI during the last three years. TheCommittee further notes that the SCI has now recovered from its losses and continuouslymaking profit for the last three years. The Committee desired to know the reasons why theincome has shown declining trend in the first half of the Financial Year 2016-17. (Para 80)

The Committee also notes the ongoing fleet acquisition plans of SCI. The Committeerecommends that since the financial performances of the SCI has now improved to a certainextent, it may think about more vessel acquisitions in the near future if the Internationalmarket conditions remain viable. (Para 81)

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NATIONAL WATERWAYS

The Committee notes that the IWAI is proposed to undertake fairway development andmaintenance of 8 National Ways with an allocation of `̀̀̀̀ 303 crore during 2017-18. The Committeealso notes that permission has been granted by the Ministry of Shipping to raise `̀̀̀̀ 1000 crorethrough bonds as Extra Budgetary Resources and loan from World Bank. The Committee maybe appraised about the details of funds to be raised through bonds, IEBR and loan from WorldBank. (Para 87)

Cargo movement through Inland Waterways is the most economical and environment friendlymode of transport. The Committee notes that the growth of cargo movement through the IWTmode has not picked up the required momentum. The Committee recommends that all the basicinfrastructure requirements such as navigation channel with sufficient depth and width, day andnight navigational aids, terminals for berthing of vessel and equipments for loading and unloadingof cargo, etc. should be provided in all the operational waterways for smooth cargo handling. TheCommittee also recommends that incentives should be given to those goods carried by waterwaymode. (Para 91)

The Committee recommends that cargo movement through the water mode need to beentertained in all the viable stretches so that the development of national waterways may geta tremendous boost. (Para 92)

The Committee notes that the pace of progress of works in the various National Waterwaysdevelopment are not up to the mark. The Committee recommends that the IWAI should pursuegetting various environment clearances from the concerned authorities so that the proposedworks may go on smoothly. (Para 93)

The Committee notes that the initial studies and preparation of DPRs of 92 most viableNational Waterways have been initiated during the Financial Year 2017-18. The Committeerecommends that necessary funds as required in every stage may be sanctioned to IWAI forcarrying out the projects work in a vigorous way. (Para 94)

PROMOTION OF CRUISE SHIPPING

The Committee notes that some Major Ports have started giving incentives to cruise shipsvisiting their Ports. The Committee recommends that apart from incentives, the ports maydevelop good passenger amenities at the ports and also good passenger relations. (Para 97)

The Committee also recommends that river cruise tourism may be popularized so thatwaterways tourism may generate more income. The Ministry of Shipping should coordinate withMinistry of Tourism in their domestic campaign so that the river cruise tourism may get a boostin the coming years. (Para 98)

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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee would like to point out that as per the latest economic survey, India'sinternal trade has a much higher dimension than its international trade. The Committee thereforedesires that there should be a holistic coordinated approach needed for handling of trade withinthe country as well as towards openings to the external trade. The Committee thereforerecommends that the Government should adopt a strategy for seamless flow of traffic especiallythrough the National and coastal waterways. (Para 99)

The Committee also recommends that the Government would formulate a coordinated policyfor container size, dimensions and such aspects related to container traffic. (Para 100)

The Committee expressed its apprehension on the issue that the entire container trade isbeing controlled by overseas MNCs resulting in high operational costs to India's internal trade.The Committee observes that transportation in a subcontinent like India has to be essentiallybased on the multimodal system. The Committee recommends that a high powered inter-ministerialgroup may be constituted to take policy decisions on internal trade and a high powered regulatorfor managing the entire area of logistics of container. (Para 101)

The Committee also recommends that on the lines of the container corporation of India, acoordinated and integrated system for handling goods for Railways, Highways, Coastal ShippingInland waterways etc. may be worked out. (Para 102)

The Committee notes that a lot of pollutants are dumped into the seas and waterways bythe vessels in the form of sewages, oil leakages etc. The Committee recommends that Ministryof shipping may take up the matter under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seriously and necessarycontrol measures may be put in place to prevent pollution. (Para 103)

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MINUTES

X

TENTH MEETING

PART-I

The Committee met at 11.30 A.M. on Thursday, the 23rd February, 2017 in Committee Room A,Ground Floor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi to examine the Demands for Grants (2017-18) ofthe Ministry of Shipping.

MEMBERS PRESENT

1. Shri Mukul Roy — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna

3. Kumari Selja

4. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain

5. Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia

LOK SABHA

6. Shri Vinod Chavda

7. Kumari Arpita Ghosh

8. Shri Rahul Kaswan

9. Shri P. Kumar

10. Shri Harish Chandra Meena

11. Shri Kristappa Nimmala

12. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma

13. Shri Dushyant Singh

14. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh

15. Shri Rakesh Singh

16. Shri Shatrughan Sinha

17. Shri Manoj Tiwari

18. Shri K. C. Venugopal

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SECRETARIAT

Shri J. G. Negi, Joint Secretary

Shri Swarabji B., Director

Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director

Shrimati Catherine John L., Assistant Director

Shri P. P. Raumon, Committee Officer

Ministry of Shipping

1. Shri Rajive Kumar, Secretary

2. Dr. Pradeep Kumar, JS & FA

3. Shri Barun Mitra, Joint Secretary (Ports)

4. Shri Pravir Krishn, Joint Secretary (Shipping & Parliament)

5. Shri Rabindra Agarwal, Joint Secretary (Sagarmala)

6. Shri Rajat Sachar, Adviser (Economics)

7. Ms. Vibha Pandey, Pr. CCA

8. Shri B. Krishnamoorthy, Director (Finance)

9. Shri A. K. Saran, Director

10. Shri Arvind Chaudhary, Director

Inland Waterways Authority of India

1. Shri Amitabh Verma, Chairman

2. Shri Pravir Pandey, Vice Chairman

Visakhapatnam Port Trust and I/C Kokata Port Trust

Shri M. T. Krishna Babu, Chairman

Mumbai Port Trust

Shri Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman

Chennai Port Trust

Shri P. Raveendran, Chairman

New Mangalore Port Trust

Shri P.C. Parida, Chairman

Paradip Port Trust

Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman

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V.O. Chidambarnar Port (TPT)

Shri S. A. C. Bose, Chairman

Chcoin Port Trust

Shri A. V. Ramana, I/c Chairman

Kandla Port Trust

Shri Alok Singh, Deputy Chairman

Kamarajar Port Ltd.

Shri M. A. Bhaskarachar, CMD

Mormugao Port Trust

1. Shri I. Jayakumar, Chairman

2. Shri Vinayaka V. Rao, FA & CAO

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Shri Anil Diggikar, Chairman

Indian Port Association

Shri A. Janardhana Rao, MD

Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd.

Shri Anoop Agarwal, MD

Shipping Corporation of India

1. Shri Anoop Kumar Sharma, CMD

2. Capt. Yogesh Puri, RGM

Dredging Corporation of India

Shri Rajesh Tripathi, CMD

Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

Shri Madhu S. Nair, CMD

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation and Hooghly Dock & Port Engineer Ltd.

Shri S. Balaji Arun Kumar, CMD

Indian Maritime University

Shri K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, Vice Chancellor

Director General Shipping

1. Dr. Malini V. Shankar, DG

2. Shri Vatsalya Saxena, Deputy Director General

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Directorate of Light Houses and Light Ships

1. Shri J.S. Chauhan, Director General

2. Shri S.S. Yadavm, Dy. Director General

Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbuor Work

Shri Sunil Madhubavi, Chief Engineer-cum-Administrator

2. At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the Members of the Committee, the Secretary and otherofficials of the Ministry of Shipping and its subordinate organizations. The Chair asked the Secretary tomake a presentation on the Budget allocations, expenditure, achievements, non-utilization of funds, theadequacy of budgetary provisions made to each head etc. The Committee wanted to know about theareas where the Ministry failed to fully utilize the funds, the details of fund allocations to the port sector,shipping sector, capacity addition of ports, issues related to Shipping Corporation of India, DredgingCorporation of India, Cochin Shipyard Limited, IWAI, development of Inland Waterways, steps taken toboost the ship building industry, etc.

3. The Secretary gave an overview on the budget allocation made for the Ministry during 2017-18 andthe achievements made during the previous year. The Secretary also apprised about the new initiativestaken in the Port and Shipping Sectors, performance of the Ministry during Twelfth Plan period andsalient features of the Annual Plan 2017-18 and the short fall in allocations compared to their actualdemand this year. He briefed the Committee about the reasons for under utilization of funds during 2016-17; key achievements made during the Twelfth Plan period; policy initiatives of the Ministry during 2016-17, issues related to the major ports and other organizations under the Ministry; their future plans; theprojects to be envisaged under the Sagarmala Programme, road projects to connect Ports, etc.

4. The Secretary apprised the Committee about the future activities related to development of 106National Waterways and the additional fund requirement for the works related to it. The Secretary alsoexplained other initiatives by the Ministry in the fields of issues related to shipping and ship buildingsector, pollution control measures in the Ports, promotion of cruise tourism, development of NationalWaterways, Directorate of Lighthouses etc.

5. The Members of the Committee highlighted that the growth of the private sector ports is in a betterplace compared to that of the major ports. The members also pointed out that a coordinated system isrequired to boost up the cargo transport through the IWT mode.

6. Members of the Committee also raised various queries. The Secretary replied to the points raised.The Chair directed that written replies to the points which were unanswered may be sent within a week.

7. The meeting adjourned at 1.22 P.M. to meet again at 2.00 P.M.

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XII

TWELFTH MEETING

The Committee met at 4.30 P.M. on Thursday, the 9th March, 2017 in Committee Room A, GroundFloor, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi.

MEMBERS PRESENT

1. Shri Mukul Roy — Chairman

RAJYA SABHA

2. Dr. Prabhakar Kore

3. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna

4. Kumari Selja

5. Shri Rajeev Shukla

6. Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia

LOK SABHA

7. Shri Vinod Chavda

8. Shri Rahul Kaswan

9. Shri Harish Chandra Meena

10. Shri Dushyant Singh

11. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh

12. Shri Shatrughan Sinha

13. Shri Manoj Tiwari

14. Shri K. C. Venugopal

SECRETARIAT

Shri J. G. Negi, Joint Secretary

Shri Swarabji B., Director

Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director

Shrimati Catherine John L., Assistant Director

Shri P. P. Raumon, Committee Officer

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2. The Chairman of the Committee welcomed the Members to the meeting. Thereafter, the Committeetook up the following draft Reports for consideration and adoption:

(i) Two Hundred Forty Fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of CivilAviation;

(ii) Two Hundred Forty Fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Culture;

(iii) Two Hundred Forty Sixth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of RoadTransport and Highways;

(iv) Two Hundred Forty Seventh Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry ofShipping; and

(v) Two Hundred Forty Eighth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry ofTourism.

4. After some discussion, the Committee adopted the Reports with some minor changes. The Committeedecided to present/lay these Reports to both the Houses of Parliament on 17th March, 2017.

5. The Committee, accordingly, authorized the Chairman and in his absence, Shri RangasayeeRamakrishna, M.P. and in his absence Kumari Selja, M.P. to present the Reports in Rajya Sabha. ShriK. C. Venugopal, M.P. and in his absence Kumari Arpita Ghosh, M.P. was authorized to lay the abovementioned Reports on the Table in Lok Sabha on 17th March, 2017.

16. A verbatim record of the proceedings was kept.

17. The meeting adjourned at 5.35 P.M.

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ANNEXURES

ANNEXURE -I

Scheme-wise Projected Demand and Actual Allocation for 2017-18

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

(` in crore)

Sl. No. Name of BE 2017-18 Final BE 17-18 Remarks /Scheme (Proposed) given by MoF Justification

Revenue Capital Revenue Capital

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1. Secretariat Secretariat-Economic 75.03 75.03 This is for salaryservices and administrative expenses

of Ministry

2. Development 1 Project of Cochin Port 52.61 10.00 `36.61 is for railof Ports Trust connectivity to ICTT at

Vallarpadm and `16 crore forconstruction of subway.

2 Project of VOC Port 120.07 15.00 `120.07 crore is to be paidTrust as balance of GBS towards

capital dredging work.

3 Project of Chennai Port 557.09 10.00 Balance towards coastalTrust protection work and ` 39.5

crore is for the project relatingsand trap dredging.`484.59crorefor projects for lastsupersession measures andGreen Port Initiatives,Mitigation of trafficcongestion to reduce pollutionlevel.

4 Project of Mormugao 175.00 10.00 `75 crore for constructionPort Trust of port connectivity four lane

road `100 crore as GBS sinceport is in financial crisis onaccount of ban on iron oremining.

5 Assistance to Other 515.01 0.01 As per recommendationofMajor Ports (New EFC, `515crore is required forProjects) starting up the work of Sagar

Port.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6 Development of Minor 64.23 97.45 64.23 96.65 Additionality in REPorts (ALHW) requirement is for construction

of additional approach jetty,Extension of berthing jetty atNeil Island; Extension of wharfby 60 Mtr at Hope Town inSouth Andaman; Extension ofDry Dock-II in MarineDockyard at PortBlair; Development of SeaRoute to Baratang Island inA&N Island; Acquisition of 2Nos. Tug.

Recoveries -2.50 -2.50

Swachhta Action Plan 8.00

7 Oil Pollution, Coastal 28.75 22.00 For Reimbursement forShipping Berths, R&D combating oil pollution and

mitigating measures `20 croreis required.

Total Development of 1512.76 94.95 139.24 94.15Ports

3. Sagarmala 1 Sagarmala Development 1076.69 350.00 As per Cabinet's approval,Company `100 crore for Community

2 Sagarmamala Schemes Development Fund, `250and projects 250.00 crore for Sagar Development

Company, `200 crore forCoastal berth scheme whichhas been merged withSagarmala, `200 crore forinnovative project liability,`25 crore for hiring of PMCfor Sagarmala progra mme.`500 crore for developmentof basic infrastructure inCoastal Economic Units.

Total Sagarmala 1076.69 0.00 350.00 250.00

4 Shipping and 1 Assistance to Ship 2.00 2.00 Grants-in-aid for research andship building building, R&D development schemes for ship

building

2 Assistance to Non- 525.00 10.00 19 vessels are expected to beCentral PSEShipyards delivered by Indian shipyards

and for meeting this subsidyto the tune of `500 crore

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

required subject to theapproval of Cabinet during2017-18.

Total Ship Building 527.00 0.00 12.00 0.00

5. Other Central 1 Directorate General of 143.61 20.46 113.41 30.00 `18 crore for procurement andSector Schemes Shipping development of e-governance

project, `64 crore towardsEmergency Towing Vessels,Long Range Identification andTracking System and variousprofessional servicesexpenses.

2 Directorate General of 280.00 354.00 280.00 54.00 Develop light houses andLight Houses and Light improve existing (They meetShips their expenditure from their

own receipts and matchedwith recoveries)

Less receipts/recoveries -280.00 -354.0 0 -280.00 -54.00

3 Tariff Authority of 10.16 10.16 Grants for the establishmentMajor Ports of Tariff Authority for Major

Ports

4 Indian Maritime 155.05 125.00 As the bulk of plan is likelyUniversity to be incurred in the second

and third year of SFC period,and tenders for civil workswere awarded and are atvarious stages of completion,additionality is required.

5 Hoogly Dock and Port 33.00 0.01 21.00 Ways and Means LoanEngineers Ltd. towards working capital

requirement, grant-in-aid forpayment of Income Tax andfor improved voluntaryretirement scheme

6 Sethusamudaram Corpn. 11.74 0.01Ltd., RRM, EDI

7 Assistance to KoPT 264.00 192.00 10.00 Kolkata Port is being providedsubsidy for the maintenancedredging as per cabinetdecision. BE 2016-17 isunderconsideration for whichthe matter is being taken upwith Cabinet.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Total Other Central 605.82 32.21 461.57 40.01Sector Schemes

5 Inland Water 1 Grants to Water 455.55 303.00 For fairway development,Transport & Transport Authority navigation aids, landAid to of India acquisition, construction ofBangladesh multimodel terminals etc in

respect of NW-I, Jal MargVikasproject, NW-3, NW-4,NW-5and Central Schemes forNorth East States.

2 Aid to Bangladesh 48.00 48.00 Meeting expenditure formeeting expenditure arisingout of transit and tradeagreement with BangladeshGovernment

Total IWAI and Aid 503.55 0.00 351.00 0.00to Bangladesh

Total Demand 4428.01 1773.00

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ANNEXURE-II

Dredging activities undertaken by major ports during 2016-17

Sl. Port Type of Expenditure RemarksNo. Dredging (` in crores)

1 2 3 4 5

1 Cochin Maintenance 10.60* *Including LNG basin and upto 31.12.2016.dredging

2 Chennai Capital 12.21 The work of deepening of Eastern side ofdredging. (during the Dr. Ambedkar Dock Basin including

year upto alongside berths of Second Container31.01.2017) Terminal, Jawahar Dock basin, Berths and

20.43 maintenance dredging at entrance channel(Excl. ST) (estimated cost `49.70 Cr.) completed in

May, 2016.

Maintenance 9.04 (upto Maintenance dredging carried out within thedredging Dec., 2016) Port limit to achieve the desire depth as per

Hydrological Survey report with TSHDCauvery (Port Dredger).

3 Kandla Capital 0.24dredging

Maintenance 90.18dredging

4 Jawahar Lal Maintenance 61.79 Port has awarded the contract for postNehru Dredging (est. cost) monsoon Maintenance dredging of Mumbai

harbour& JN Port Channel at the cost of` 61.79 Cr. for the period of 4 months andwill be completed in April, 2017.

5 New Maintenance 31.70Mangalore dredging

Capital 12.77dredging

6 Mormugao Capital dredging 26.20 Mormugao Port has taken up the work "Capitaldredging of the approach channel, turning circle,

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Maintenance 10.29 berths 5,6&7 and approaches for capesizedredging vessels" in the year 2015-16. The dredging

cost is ` 193.50 Crores. Work was awarded toDCI in December' 2015. Based on a petitionfiled by Old Cross canoe Owners' Associationand other Hon'ble NGT (WZ) vide order dated02.09.2016 quashed the environmentalclearance and reverted back MoEF for reviewstating that the exemption for public hearinggiven by MoEF is not legal. Complying withthis order, port has applied for revival of ECwith public Hearing. The public hearing isscheduled by the Goa State Pollution ControlBoard on 21.02.2017

7 Paradip Capital dredging 46.63 Capital dredging work has been taken up forcreation basin for Deep Draught Iron ore, Coaland Multipurpose berth. The work is partiallycompleted and the expenditure during the yearupto 31.1.2017 is `46.63 Cr.

8 Kamarajar Capital dredging 274.86 Capital dredging phase-III to provide 16 mtr.(Ennore) depth at container terminal phase-1berth, Multi

Cargo berth, Coal Berth-3&4 at the cost of `274.86 crore was awarded on 17.07.2015 andthe dredging work is in progress and expectedto be completed by April, 2017.So far anamount of ` 170.10 crore has been spent.

9 Kolkata Maintenance 267.34 Expenditure likely during the year ` 340.00 cr.dredging

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ANNEXURE-III

List of Ongoing and Proposed Road Connectivity Projects Linking Major Ports

Sl. Project Name Port State Length Development RemarksNo. (in Km) status

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 RoB on Kandla- Kandla Gujarat 5 DPR prepared. DPR prepared byKutchRoad Tender Issued NHAI for Port.Tender

issued forconstruction. Revisedcost is ` 240 Crore.

2 JNPT - 6 to 8 JNPT Maharashtra 44 Underlaning of NH-4B, ImplementationSH-54 and AmraMarg

3 Flyover at Y JNPT Maharashtra 15 UnderJunction for ImplementationDecongestion ofTraffic Flow atJNPT

4 6 laning of Pune- JNPT Maharashtra 145 Under under NHDP PH-VSatara section of ImplementationNH 4 (145 km)

5 Expansion from JNPT Maharashtra 84 Under2 lanes to 4 lanes Implementationof Panvel toIndapur section ofNH 17 (Phase 3) -chainage 0.0 to84.0km

6 Expressway - JNPT Maharashtra 150 From Pune-MumbaiIndustrial Cluster expressway, NHAI/(Pune) to JNPT SPV is widening it

6/8 lane to JNPT

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7 Expressway - JNPT Maharashtra 1000 4/6 lane NH - 9 fromSanathnagar JNPT to Solapurindustrial cluster Completed. Solapur(Hyderabad) to to Sanjareddy isJNPT under implementation

8 Expressway: JNPT Maharashtra 600 Most of section is AdditionalAhmedabad to 6 Laned expressway beingJNPT developed by NHAI

9 Linking of NH-4 JNPT Maharashtra 20 Under NHAI has planned a& NH-8 by- implementation connectivity frompassing Mumbra Vadodara to JNPT

by passing Mumbraand connectingNH-4& NH-8. LandAcquisition is inprogress.

10 Evacuation road JNPT Maharashtra 5 DPR Under tendering.for proposed prepared Environmentalstandalone clearance awaited.ContainerTerminal (330mextension toDPW terminal)at JNPT

11 Flyover for GTI JNPT Maharashtra 25 DPR prepared Under tendering byEntry/Exit Over JNPTthe Rail Tracksat JNPT

12 6 laning for JNPT Maharashtra 20 Under Member(Technical) -NH-4 from implementation NHAI this project isKalamvoli to being developed atMumbra part of Mumbai -

Highway.

13 6 lane road Mormugao/ Goa/ 150 4 lane highway 6 lane is to be takenfrom Hubli Belekeri Karnataka exist. up later, as perto Ankola traffic demand.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

14 Belagavi - Mormugao Karnataka 90 DPR is to be Bids are invited andPanjim prepared likely to be awarded(NH-4A) by 15th Jan 2017.Upgradingto 4 lane

15 Road circulation Mormugao Goa 3 DPR preparedplan for ease ofmovement ofbreak bulk cargoat Mormugao

16 4 Laning of Mangalore Karnataka 140 Under Work shall startShiradi Ghat Implementation shortlyRoad-Concretizing forsmoothening oftraffic road

17 NH-169- Mangalore Karnataka 35 DPR underconversion of preparationtwo lane roadsinto 4 lane fromMangalore toMudabidri

18 Construction of Cochin Kerala 2 UnderROB -Cochin implementation

19 Road VoCPT Tamil Nadu 5 DPR to be DPR to be preparedConnectivity prepared by Port.to Hare island(Tuticorin Port)

20 Expressway: Chennai Tamil Nadu 350 4/6 lane highway AdditionalWhitefield complete expresswayindustrial cluster proposed by NHAI(Bangalore) to as well.Chennai

21 Development of Chennai Tamil Nadu 8 DPR to be prepared DPR to be prepareddedicated under Sagarmala

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Container Corridorto NHAI road forquick evacuation,Chennai

22 Development of Chennai Tamil Nadu 10 Under 98% complete.Coastal road to implementation Being implementedthe East of by State GovernmentcontainerTerminal II atChennai Port(revetment)

23 Four lane road Ennore Tamil Nadu 21 Under State Governmentfrom Northern Implementation undertaking thegate of port to project. Two Stages:Thachur, outer i. Kamarajar Portring corridor - 6 gate to Minjur.laning with ii. Minjur toservice roads, Thachur. LandNorthern port acquisition processaccess road. started.

24 Southern port Ennore Tamil Nadu 7 Under Port has asked forAccess road for Implementation ` 40 Cr fundingconnectivity to under SagarmalaEnnore port

25 Improvement to Ennore Tamil Nadu - TEFR Underinternal roads and Preparationgate complex inKPL -Ennore

26 Connectivity of Vizag Andhra 4.2 Under SPV executing underVizag port to Pradesh Implementation Sagarmala.NH-16 (Phase II)

27 Development of Vizag Andhra 14 DPR completed The proposal for theadequate road Pradesh civil work alreadyconnectivity from submitted to MoRTHVizag Port- for approval.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

connectivity fromSheela Nagarjunction to Anakapalli-Sabbavaram/Pendurti-Anandapuram roadi.e. NH-16 (FormerNH-5)

28 Construction of Vizag Andhra 0.9 DPR under Modified DPR to begrade separator Pradesh preparation completed by Decfrom H-7 area to 2016.Port connectivityRoad by passingConvent Junction-Vizag Port

29 Road Connectivity Vizag Andhra 5 DPR to be prepared DPR to bepreparedFrom Outer Pradesh by Port.Harbour To PortConnectivityJunction (B) atVizag port

30 Development of Vizag Andhra 3 DPR to be prepared Long term Project.Fly over bridge Pradeshfrom Sea-horsesjunction area todock area atVizag Port

31 Six laning of Paradip Odisha 77 4 lane highway 6 lane is to be takenParadip exist. up later, as perChandikhole road traffic demand.

32 Improvement of KoPT West Bengal 6 DPR prepared. DPR is prepared byexisting road Tender issued. Port. Tender issued.connecting Kolkata Funding providedPort Trust to NH6 under Sagarmala forand Kolkata Port the project.Trust to nearbyIndustrial Clusters

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

33 Construction of KoPT West Bengal 4.5 Under SPV executingRoB cum Flyover Implementation under Sagarmalaat Ranichak level Programmecrossing at KolkataPort

34 Expressway- Haldia West Bengal 250 existing 4 lane No separate e/wayPanagarh highway being planned(Durgapur) to planned for 6Haldia laning

35 Road connectivity Sagar West Bengal 30 DPR underbetween proposed preparation byPort at Sagar NHIDCLIsland andMuriganga bridgeand betweenMuriganga bridgeand proposedRail yard atKashinagar.

36 Development of Sirkhazi Tamil Nadu 10 DPR to be prepared DPR to be preparedroads connectivity by Port. Letter toto Cuddalore/ Tamil NaduSirkhazi Port Government stating

that the project can beconsidered underSagarmala providedthe State acquire therequisite land andexecute the projectthrough a SPVbetween State,Sagarmala and NHAI.

37 Expressway- Enayam Tamil Nadu 700 4 lane highway No separate e/wayWhitefield (NH 48/17/47) plannedindustrial cluster and SH exists/(Bangalore) to being planned.Enayam

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38 Expressway - Enayam Tamil Nadu 450 4 lane highway No separate e/wayTirupur (NH 47/47A) plannedindustrial cluster exists.(Coimbatore) toEnayam

39 Connectivity to Enayam Tamil Nadu 25 DPR under Land survey not yetEnayam through preparation complete. Port toNagarcoil prepare the DPR

which should alsolook for commonalignment with rail.

40 Last mile road Enayam Tamil Nadu 10 DPR under IPRCL is preparingconnectivity for preparation the DPR.development ofEnayam Port inKanyakumaridistrict

41 SH-2:Haveri- Belekeri Karnataka 60 DPR is to be Bids are invited.Yekambi(54km), prepared Declaration of SH toSH-69:Yekambi- NH is to be doneKumta/Belekere

42 Connectivity of Vadhavan Maharashtra 25 DPR under Land surveyWadhavan to NH preparation complete and land8 through Tarapur- requirement is beingBoisar or finalised. Port toChinchani-Vangaon prepare the DPRor Dahanu which should also(25 km) look for common

alignment with rail.

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ANNEXURE-IV

List of Witnesses who appeared before the Department-related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Transport, Tourism And Culture.

23.3.2017

Ministry of Shipping

1. Shri Rajive Kumar, Secretary

2. Dr. Pradeep Kumar, JS & FA

3. Shri Barun Mitra, Joint Secretary (Ports)

4. Shri Pravir Krishn, Joint Secretary (Shipping & Parliament)

5. Shri Rabindra Agarwal, Joint Secretary (Sagarmala)

6. Shri Rajat Sachar, Adviser (Economics)

7. Ms. Vibha Pandey, Pr. CCA

8. Shri B. Krishnamoorthy, Director (Finance)

9. Shri A.K. Saran, Director

10. Shri Arvind Chaudhary, Director

Inland Waterways Authority of India

1. Shri Amitabh Verma, Chairman

2. Shri Pravir Pandey, Vice Chairman

Visakhapatnam Port Trust & I/C Kolkata Port Trust

Shri M.T. Krishna Babu, Chairman

Mumbai Port Trust

Shri Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman

Chennai Port Trust

Shri P. Raveendran, Chairman

New Mangalore Port Trust

Shri P.C. Parida, Chairman

Paradip Port Trust

Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman

V.O. Chidambarnar Port (TP 1)

Shri S.A.C. Bose, Chairman

Cochin Port Trust

Shri A.V. Ramana, I/c Chairman

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Kandla Port Trust

Shri Alok Singh, Deputy Chairman

Kamrajar Port Ltd.

Shri M.A. Bhaskarachar, CMD

Mormugao Port Trust

1. Shri I. Jayakumar, Chairman

2. Shri Vinayaka V. Rao, FA & CAO

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Shri Anil Diggikar, Chairman

Indian Port Association

Shri A. Janardhana Rao, MD

Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd.

Shri Anoop Agarwal, MD

Shipping Corporation of India

1. Shri Anoop Kumar Sharma, CMD

2. Capt. Yogesh Puri, RGM

Dredging Corporation of India

Shri Rajesh Tripathi, CMD

Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

Shri Madhu S. Nair, CMD

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation & Hoogly Dock & Port Engineers Ltd.

Shri S. Balaji Arun Kumar, CMD

Indian Maritime University

Shri K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, Vice Chancellor

Director General Shipping

1. Dr. Malini V. Shankar, DG

2. Shri Vatsalya Saxena, Deputy Director General

Directorate of Light Houses & Light Ships

1. Shri J.S. Chauhan, Director General

2. Shri S.S. Yadav, Dy. Director General

Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbor Work

Shri Sunil Madhubavi, Chief Engineer-cum-Administrator