**Subject:** Summary of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 155 Regarding CONCOR Projects
This document summarizes the response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 155, answered on July 30, 2025, concerning Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) projects. CONCOR, a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, facilitates containerized freight movement through inland rail transport for domestic and EXIM traffic, managing multimodal cargo complexes, warehouses, and providing logistics services.
Specifically, the question addressed container manufacturing data, state-wise project details over the past decade, and a proposed project in Phulera, Rajasthan.
CONCOR does not manufacture containers but procured 19,074 containers from indigenous manufacturers between 2023 and 2025.
Regarding state-wise terminal commissioning over the last 10 years:
* Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh: 1 each
* Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura: 2 each
* Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab: 3 each
* Gujarat: 4
* Rajasthan, Karnataka: 2 each
While CONCOR considered establishing an Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Phulera, Rajasthan, the project was not pursued due to insufficient demand.
Key Entities Referenced
Container Corporation of India Ltd.: A Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways to promote containerized freight movement in India.
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for railways.
SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW: Minister of Railways, Information Broadcasting and Electronics Information Technology.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Phulera, Rajasthan: Location of a proposed Inland Container Depot (ICD) project by CONCOR.
Inland Container Depot ICD: A type of container terminal.
Rajasthan: A state in India with existing and proposed CONCOR projects.
SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH: Member of Lok Sabha who raised the question about CONCOR projects.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.155
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025
CONCOR PROJECTS IN PHULERA, RAJASTHAN
*155. SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has year-wise data on the number of
containers manufactured by the Container Corporation of India
Ltd.;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has State-wise data on the number and
scale of the projects undertaken by the CONCOR during the last
ten years;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether any such project was started by CONCOR in Phulera,
Rajasthan; and
(f) if so, the details thereof along with the progress of the said
project?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2025
(a) to (f): Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) is a Navratna
Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways to promote
containerized freight movement in India through inland rail transport
for domestic and EXIM traffic of containers managing multimodal
cargo complexes, warehouses, bonded facilities, etc. and provide
value added logistic services to the customers.
CONCOR does not manufacture containers however it has procured
19,074 containers through different indigenous manufacturers from
2023 to 2025.
The State-wise number of Terminals commissioned by CONCOR during
the last 10 years are:-
States No. of terminals commissioned
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, 1 each
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Goa,
Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana,
Tamil Nadu, Tripura
Rajasthan, Karnataka 2 each
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab 3 each
Gujarat 4
CONCOR had envisaged to set up an Inland Container Depot (ICD) at
Phulera. However, in view of insufficient demand, the project at
Phulera has not been taken forward.
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