Parliament Question: Facilities Provided to Fishermen from Thanjavur

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2210 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2026 FACILITIES PROVIDED TO FISHERMEN FROM THANJAVUR 2210. SHRI MURASOLI S: Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: प(cid:517)न, पोत प(cid:303)रवहन और जलमाग(cid:330) मं(cid:361)ी (a) the number of seafarers or fishermen from Thanjavur district registered under the Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation during the last five years; (b) the welfare benefits disbursed to such registered beneficiaries during the same period; and (c) whether any Directorate General of Shipping training facility or certification centre is accessible to residents of Thanjavur district, if not, whether any proposal exists to establish one and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL) (a) & (b) 09 (Nine) seafarers have been registered under the Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation during the last five years. (c) Residents of Thanjavur district have access to Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) approved 176 Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs) across India. Further, there are, at present 35 DGMA approved MTIs in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring regions. List is placed at Annexure B.Annexure B List of MTIs in Tamil Nadu region S.No MTI Name District 1 AMET City College Chennai 2 AMET Institute of Science and Technology Chennai 3 AMET University Chennai 4 Balaji Seamen Training Institute Chennai TirunelveliThoothukudi 5 CMC Maritime Academy Highway 6 CMC Maritime Academy, Chennai (Campus) Chennai 7 Coimbatore Marine College Coimbatore 8 Cosmopolitan Technology of Maritime Sriperumbadur 9 GKM College of Engineering And Technology Chennai 10 GKM Institute of Marine Sciences And Technology Chennai 11 HIMT College Kalpakkam 12 HIMT Tidal Park Chennai 13 Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training Chennai 14 Immanuel Arasar College of Marine Engineering Marthandam 15 Indian Maritime College Chennai 16 Indian Maritime University,Chennai (NIPM / NMA) Chennai 17 Indus Seafarers Training Academy Chennai 18 International Maritime Academy Chennai 19 Jeyanthinather Academy of Marine Studies Thoothukudi20 Maritime Foundation Chennai 21 Massa Maritime Academy Chennai 22 Mohammad Sathak Engineering College Kilakarai 23 Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Kanyakumari 24 PLUTUS INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE Vanur 25 PSN College of Engineering And Technology Tirunelvelli Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Maritime Science 26 Chidambaram and Engineering 27 Pondicherry Maritime Academy Puducherry 28 R.L. Institute of Nautical Sciences Madurai 29 SSNT COLLEGE Ambathur 30 School of Seamanship & Nautical Technology Maduranthakam 31 Seaskills Maritime Academy Coimbatore 32 Southern Academy of Maritime Studies Chennai 33 Srivenkateshwara College of Engineering Sriperumbadur 34 Tamil Nadu Maritime Academy Tuticorin 35 Vels Academy of Maritime Education And Training Chennai *****