Parliament Question: Investments, R&D, budget utilisation, and employment in maritime sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1275 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026 INVESTMENTS, R&D, BUDGET UTILISATION, AND EMPLOYMENT IN MARITIME SECTOR 1275. SMT. JEBI MATHER HISHAM: Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of domestic and foreign investments in the maritime sector over the last five years, port-wise; (b) the expenditure on Research and Development over the last five years, port-wise; (c) the list of central sector port development schemes and projects over the last five years, with year-wise budget allocation and actual utilisation, port-wise; (d) the details on grants released to the Tariff Authority for Major Ports over the last five years; (e) the details on grants released to the Indian Maritime University over the last five years; and (f) the details of job creation from maritime sector development over the last five years, port-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL) (a) and (f) The details of domestic and foreign investments and job creation at Major Ports for last five years is as under: Sl. Name of the Major Details of domestic and Number of jobs created at Ports No. Port foreign investments over during the last five years, including the last five years (₹ in those pertaining to regular crore) employees / personnel engaged on contractual basis 1. Chennai Port 313.83 224 Authority 2. Cochin Port 70.45 312 Authority 3. Deendayal Port 3312.24 2650 Authority4. Jawaharlal Nehru 7908.92 1560 Port Authority 5. Kamarajar Port 1898.3 4000 Limited 6. Mormugao Port 495.6 375 Authority 7. Mumbai Port 1222.02 2100 Authority 8. New Mangalore 406.63 1227 Port Authority 9. Paradip Port 1900.08 2100 Authority 10. Syama Prasad 1424.49 9800 Mookerjee Port Authority 11. Visakhapatnam 1941.53 2156 Port Authority 12. V.O. 1127.78 819 Chidambaranar Port Authority (b) The project wise expenditure under the scheme of research and development ports over the last five years is available at Annexure - 1. (c)Sagarmalais the flagship Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to promote port-led development in the country. Under the Sagarmala scheme, the Ministry provides financial assistance to State/UT Governments for Port infrastructure projects. The year wise funds allocation and utilisation under Sagarmala scheme is as under: Budget allocation (₹ in Actual utilization / Year crore) expenditure (₹ in crore) 2020-21 147 146.86 2021-22 355.73 355.73 2022-23 412.78 412.31 2023-24 433.54 398.66 2024-25 709 688.14 The details of the projects funded under Sagarmala scheme is available at Annexure - 2. (d)The details of grant released to Tariff Authority for Major Port over the last five years is as under: Year Grant released (₹ in crore)2020-21 9.60 2021-22 6.66 2022-23 8.75 2023-24 9.00 2024-25 9.50 (e) The details of grant released to Indian Maritime University over the last five years is as under: Year Grant released (₹ in crore) 2021-22 01 2022-23 62.46 2023-24 87.85 2024-25 99.54 2025-26 65.62Annexure - 1 The project wise expenditure under the scheme of research and development ports over the last five years: Sl. Name of the Research Project Organisation Expenditure / No. Year utilized fund (in ₹) 1. Utility of High Strength Self All Major Ports Compacting Alkali Activated Slag 2020-21 1,11,000 Concrete) (HS-SC-AASC) filled steel tubes in the enhancement of strength and durability in Ports, Harbour, and 2021-22 12,12,412 offshore structures 2022-23 11,16,588 2. Design, Analysis and Development of New Mangalore 2021-22 3,44,219 Hybrid Floating Offshore Breakwater Port Authority 2022-23 28,54,664 2023-24 12,09,936 3. Ameliorate Dredged Sediments. Jawaharlal Nehru Port 2021-22 2,32,006 Authority Mumbai Port Authority 2022-23 8,72,158 2023-24 55,73,171 2024-25 3,99,090 4. New resilient breakwater for the safety New Mangalore of Port and Harbour against Tsunami Port Authority 5,58,635 + 2022-23 13,26,365 2023-24 3,65,000 5. Submerged vanes for river training and Inland 2021-22 5,86,165 sediment management in streams and Waterways 2022-23 56,43,215 their field application Authority of India 2023-24 37,70,620 2024-25 24,82,746 2025-26 30,54,673Sl. Name of the Research Project Organisation Expenditure / No. Year utilized fund (in ₹) 6. Valorization of Dredged Sediments Mumbai Port Authority 2024-25 15,12,304 2025-26 (as on 11,03,939 31.12.2025) 7. Comprehensive Analysis of Siltation Jawaharlal Behaviour of Navigation Channels and Nehru Port 2024-25 27,99,611 basins of MbPT& JNPT Authority Mumbai Port Authority 2025-26 (as on 43,16,389 31.12.2025) 8. R&D Scheme “Improved draft Inland 2024-25 8,31,600 forecasting and morphological change Waterways 2025-26 predictions affecting navigation in Authority of (as on 22,03,096 River Hooghly using computer India 31.12.2025) applications”Annexure - 2 The details of 128 projects funded under Sagarmala scheme: SI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) Providing separate approach way for Andaman and 1 cargo movement in Havelock jetty at 15/01/2021 10.91 Nicobar Islands Havelock 2 Construction of coastal Berth at VPT Andhra Pradesh 01/04/2014 43.00 Construction of grade separator from H-7 3 area to Port connectivity Road by passing Andhra Pradesh 27/02/2017 46.34 Convent Junction - Visakhapatnam Port 2 to 4 laning of port road connectivity to 4 Andhra Pradesh 30/12/2015 77.00 NH – 5 -Phase II 5 DDUGKY Phase I Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 28/07/2016 0.28 Centre of Excellence in Maritime and 6 Shipbuilding - CEMS - AP - 18 out of 24 Andhra Pradesh 30/10/2017 574.00 Labs Construction of fishing harbour at 7 Andhra Pradesh 18/03/2020 288.00 Juvvaladinne in Nellore District Improvement of Kakinada Anchorage 8 Ports infrastructure in East Godavari Andhra Pradesh 02/06/2021 73.34 district Recycling/Reuse of Sewage Treated Water from Sewerage Infrastructure 9 Goa 13/03/2024 3.18 Development Corporation of goa Ltd (SIDCGL) located at Katem Baina Road circulation plan for ease of 10 movement of break bulk cargo at Goa 20/09/2018 19.35 Mormugao Full rake wagon handling line with 11 Goa 26/09/2016 17.65 paving 30m wide at Mormugao Removal of 2 Nos. Mooring of Spiral in 12 Goa 25/02/2019 13.87 the area of Cruise Berth - Mormugao 2nd Full rake handling line RD 8A with 13 Goa 27/09/2019 6.59 30m paving Construction of an Up-Ramp at MPT 14 Goa 11/11/2020 21.99 Railway yard Baina. Construction of 12m wide concrete road 15 connecting berth 5 6 7 8 & 9 to new entry Goa 09/02/2021 9.51 / exit road Balance Portion 4 Lane road connectivity 16 Goa 16/03/2024 719.00 to NH17 - for Mormugao Port Installation of 3 MWp Solar Power Plant 17 Goa 19/06/2025 11.91 with Virtual Net Metering on TurnkeySI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) Basis 18 Coastal jetty at Navlakhi for cement Gujarat 27/02/2017 108.00 Capital Dredging work of Ro-Pax Ferry 19 services between Gogha and Dahej in Gujarat 21/09/2016 208.85 Gulf of Cambay. Construction of RoRO/ Ro-Pax Facility at 20 Gujarat 15/03/2021 98.42 Hazira Upgradation of Dredging of Ghogha 21 Channel, Turning Circle and Approach Gujarat 30/03/2022 62.49 Channel to achieve depth of 7 meter". Third stage expansion including modernisation of the existing fishing 22 Karnataka 25/01/2017 50.00 harbour of Malpe in Udupi District in Karnatak Modernisation of the existing fishing 23 Karnataka 29/12/2016 19.00 harbour at Amadalli in Uttara Kannada 24 DDUGKY Phase I Karnataka Karnataka 05/08/2016 1.53 Installation of Fire Fighting Equipment at 25 Karnataka 03/03/2022 18.21 Karwar Port Refurbishment and Capacity 26 enhancement of Coastal liquid terminal - Kerala 24/04/2015 19.27 COT and NTB at CoPT Construction of Multipurpose Coastal 27 Kerala 21/11/2017 18.50 Berth at Kollam Construction of Fishing Harbour at Thalai 28 Kerala 29/12/2016 35.00 in Kannur District Construction of Mini Fishing Harbour 29 Kerala 25/01/2017 30.00 Chettuva in Thrissur District Reconstruction of South Coal Berth at 30 Kerala 13/12/2019 19.30 Cochin Port for handling chemicals Development of RORO facilities for 31 handling propylene and other cargo at Kerala 22/04/2022 12.46 Cochin Port Passenger Jetty at Janjira Fort, Raigad 32 Maharashtra 14/10/2022 121.23 District 33 Construction of break water at Mandwa Maharashtra 04/03/2016 72.14 Ro Ro service at Mandwa -Phase 2 of 34 Maharashtra 26/09/2016 63.00 Mandwa port development 35 Construction of Ro-Ro jetties at Vasai Maharashtra 14/12/2016 6.73 Construction of approach jetty and 36 sloping berth jetty and approach road to Maharashtra 14/12/2016 7.25 facilitate Ro Ro jetty at Bhayander 37 Construction of Ro Ro jetty at Narangi Maharashtra 27/12/2016 6.75SI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) (Virar) 38 Construction of jetties at Ghodbunder Maharashtra 22/12/2016 7.40 Construction of Ro Ro Jetty at Malvan 39 Passenger Jetty at Sindhudurg Port in Maharashtra 27/12/2016 10.63 Maharashtra Dredging in the Navigational Channel for 40 Maharashtra 20/11/2017 16.54 Ro-Ro Pax Services at Mandwa Stage II expansion of Mirkawada Fishing 41 Maharashtra 29/12/2016 75.00 Harbour in Ratnagiri 42 DDUGKY Phase I Maharashtra Maharashtra 28/07/2016 5.50 Centre of Excellence in Maritime and 43 Shipbuilding -CEMS - Maharashtra-6 out Maharashtra 30/10/2017 191.00 of 24 Labs Construction of passenger boat landing 44 Maharashtra 17/08/2020 7.68 jetty at KanhojiAngre Island 45 Construction of Coastal Berth at JNPT Maharashtra 22/09/2017 143.00 Construction of Fishing Harbor at 46 Maharashtra 13/08/2018 149.80 Karanja, Raigad district 47 Construction of Tourism jetty at Belapur Maharashtra 23/07/2018 6.50 Construction of tourism Jetty at Veldur, 48 Maharashtra 18/07/2018 7.06 Distt.-Ratnagiri Construction of Ro-Ro Jetty at 49 Maharashtra 23/07/2018 7.37 AmbadaveShigwan in Raigad District ‘Construction of Approach road to 50 Maharashtra 26/03/2019 15.00 Kharwadeshwari Jetty in District Palghar Construction of Third Chemical Berth at 51 Maharashtra 27/01/2022 161.00 Pirpau, MbPT SCADA and PLC automation system at 52 Maharashtra 04/05/2022 22.77 Marine Oil Terminal at Mumbai Port 53 DDUGKY Phase I Odisha Odisha 01/08/2016 3.72 54 Capital Dredging for Puducherry Port Puducherry 30/03/2018 27.65 Development and Operation of a full- fledged Truck Parking Terminal adjacent 55 Tamil Nadu 24/03/2016 23.69 to NH7A opposite to Fisheries college at V. O. Chidambaranar Coastal berth with dredged depth of 56 10.0m to handle vessels up to 15000 Tamil Nadu 23/06/2015 36.00 DWT -length 150m at VoCPT 57 Coastal Cargo Berth at ChPT Tamil Nadu 2015-16 80.00 Construction of Breakwater both in North and South side of entrance channel- 58 Tamil Nadu 27/02/2017 135.00 Berth-1- Berth-2 and Capital Dredging at Cuddalore Port -From entrance channelSI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) till cargo berths Development of paved storage yard at 59 Tamil Nadu 16/02/2018 51.46 Chennai Port for handling export cargo Construction of Bunker berth at Chennai 60 Tamil Nadu 23/02/2018 44.00 Port Construction of a fishing harbour at 61 Tamil Nadu 26/12/2016 148.00 Poompuhar in Nagapattinam District Expansion of fishing harbour at 62 Tamil Nadu 25/01/2017 74.00 Chinnamuttomin Kanyakumari District 63 DDUGKY Phase I Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 09/08/2016 2.94 Construction of widening the Korampallam Surplus course bridge and 64 Tamil Nadu 07/10/2020 41.55 rail over bridge -RoB including widening of road from western boundary to TTPS Dredging the dock basin for coastal cargo 65 berth at VOCPT -Dredging in front of Tamil Nadu 21/11/2017 98.00 dedicated coastal berth National Technology Centre for Ports, 66 Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Tamil Nadu 30/06/2018 77.03 Madras. Fishing harbor at Mookaiyur in 67 Tamil Nadu 19/07/2018 113.90 Ramanathapuram district Construction of fish landing centre at 68 Kunthukal in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu 27/02/2019 74.00 Tamil Nadu. Modern elevated steel bridge for safe 69 trasport of tourists from Vivekananda Tamil Nadu 17/12/2020 37.00 Rock to Thiruvalluvur statue Development of Buffer Parking yard for Trailers / Trucks at the backup areas of 70 Tamil Nadu 13/03/2024 49.06 Berth No. 24B(BD-II) in Chennai Port Authority RoB cum Flyover at Ranichak level 71 West Bengal 24/11/2015 127.80 crossing at KoPT Improvement of road connectivity to 72 West Bengal 27/09/2016 13.52 facilitate trade and port users at KoPT Upgradation of the track 10-12-14-16-18- 73 West Bengal 27/09/2016 47.00 19-20-21- 22 and 23 at EJC yard of KoPT Upgrade of existing rail network at 74 West Bengal 05/10/2016 9.00 Kolkata Dock System 2nd Railway Line from Durgachak take 75 West Bengal 01/02/2016 117.00 off point to ‘A’ cabin at Durgachak atSI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) HDC Improvement of road connectivity to 76 facilitate trade and port users at KoPT, West Bengal 24/09/2018 87.91 Phase-2 Design, Engineering & Construction for Rehabilitation of No.7, NSD Old Berth 77 West Bengal 12/07/2022 80.74 including Development of Backyard at N.S. Dock of KDS - SMP, Kolkata’ Anti-erosion work on the left bank of 78 river Hooghly/ Bhagirathi Block & P.S. West Bengal 23/03/2023 14.99 Kalyani, Nadia district, Kolkata (WB) DDUGKY Phase II Andaman & Nicobar Andaman and 79 24/08/2021 7.09 Islands Nicobar Islands Development of Sea Port Terminal at Andaman and 80 14/01/2021 24.98 Havelock SwarajDweep Nicobar Islands Modernisation of Visakhapatnam Fishing 81 Andhra Pradesh 30/03/2022 178.51 Harbour 82 DDUGKY Phase II Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 12/03/2019 5.98 Augmentation of Firefighting facilities at 83 Goa 05/06/2025 17.76 Berth no. 8 of MgPA on Turnkey basis International & Domestic Cruise 84 Terminal and Ferry Terminal at Goa 15/07/2020 87.44 Mormugao Port, Goa Construction of Ro-Ro/ Ro-Pax facility at 85 Gujarat 03/11/2021 90.49 Muldwarka 86 DDUGKY Phase II Gujarat Gujarat 04/07/2019 10.85 National Maritime Heritage Complex, 87 Gujarat 25/02/2019 573.12 Lothal Construction of fishing harbor at Mangrol 88 Gujarat 16/10/2017 158.00 (Phase-III), Junagarh Occupational Safety and Health Training 89 Gujarat 20/09/2016 30.00 in Alang 90 DDUGKY Phase II Karnataka Karnataka 29/02/2024 2.18 91 Development of Fishing Harbour at Kulai Karnataka 28/02/2018 196.51 Development of existing fish landing 92 center at HejamadiKodi in Udupi district Karnataka 13/08/2018 138.60 of Karnataka Construction of coastal cargo berth at Old 93 Karnataka 14/09/2017 65.00 Mangaluru Port 94 DDUGKY Phase II Kerala Kerala 12/03/2019 25.46 Modernization and up-gradation of 95 Kerala 11/03/2022 169.17 Cochin Fishing HarbourSI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) 96 DDUGKY Phase II Maharashtra Maharashtra 21/10/2019 15.11 Modernization of existing Fishing Harbor 97 Maharashtra 02/04/2016 92.52 at Sassoon Dock, Mumbai Development of Fishing Harbour at 98 Maharashtra 20/01/2022 96.60 Mallet Bunder, Mazgaon 99 Development of Ro-Ro Service at Rewas Maharashtra 03/08/2020 21.66 Construction of Ro-Pax jetty and 100 Maharashtra 06/08/2021 82.92 Terminal at Mora, Distt. Raigad Construction of fishing harbour at 101 Anandwadi (Deogad) in Sindhudurg Maharashtra 28/03/2018 88.44 District Construction of Approach Jetty and sloping berth jetty and Approach Road to 102 Maharashtra 14/12/2016 6.59 facilitate Ro-Ro Jetty at Manori, Maharashtra Construction of jetty at Arnala fort- Tal 103 Maharashtra 25/09/2020 9.94 Vasai- Dist. Thane Up-gradation/modernization of 104 International Cruise Terminal at Indira Maharashtra 27/01/2017 363.30 Dock, Mumbai 105 Tourism Jetty at Kashid in Raigad District Maharashtra 30/03/2018 99.82 106 DDUGKY Phase II Odisha Odisha 11/02/2025 22.83 Ro-pax Jetty and allied infrastructure 107 connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak District Odisha 05/04/2021 136.98 &Talchua in Kendrapada District". Modernization and upgradation of 108 Odisha 03/01/2022 99.75 Paradip Fishing Harbour Construction of fishing harbor at 109 Chandipur (Balaramagadi) in Balasore Odisha 06/08/2018 49.94 district, Odisha. Ro-pax Jetty and allied infrastructure 110 connecting Balugaon in Khurda District Odisha 21/09/2020 37.02 &KrishnaprasadGada in Puri District 111 DDUGKY Phase II Puducherry Puducherry 14/02/2022 2.22 Upgradation of Nagapattinam Port Infrastructure for the passenger ferry 112 Tamil Nadu 21/08/2024 10.47 service from Nagapattinam (India) to Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka) Creation of Berthing facilities for the 113 tourist vessels at Agni Theertham, Tamil Tamil Nadu 07/03/2023 7.58 NaduSI. Sanction Project cost Project Name State/UT No. Date (in ₹ crore) Creation of additional berthing facilities 114 for the tourist vessels at Tamil Nadu 08/02/2023 3.66 VilloondiTheertham, Tamil Nadu 115 DDUGKY Phase II Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 27/03/2019 10.67 Modernization and up-gradation of 116 Tamil Nadu 22/02/2022 97.95 Chennai Fishing Harbour Development of Passenger jetty at 117 Tamil Nadu 23/03/2018 20.00 Kanyakumari Setting up of Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) 118 West Bengal 07/03/2019 69.20 at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Development of River Cruise terminal and river tourism facility along with 119 West Bengal 11/08/2025 75.82 riverfront beautification works at KDS, SMP, Kolkata’ Augmentation of Firefighting facilities at 120 Maharashtra 30/09/2025 52.69 Pir Pau Terminal of Mumbai Port Construction of Approach road to 121 Maharashtra 17/10/2025 29.41 Narangi Jetty Construction of four EXIM Godowns and 122 concrete roads around EXIM Godowns at Tamil Nadu 25/11/2025 54.34 Chennai Port Development of paved storage yard at 123 marshalling yard and JD (east) back up Tamil Nadu 25/11/2025 45.90 area for handling EXIM cargoes 124 Smart Lighting on Willingdon Island Kerala 25/11/2025 2.01 2.3 MWp roof mounted grid connected 125 West Bengal 24/11/2025 30.70 solar power plant at Khidderpre Dock-II Extension and Improvement of Loading Platform of full rake No.8 and 126 modification to railway infrastructure for Goa 02/12/2025 12.58 Handling two rakes simultaneously at Line No. 08 and 8A at Mormugao Port Revamping/upgradation of 6 roads in port 127 West Bengal 11/12/2025 19.35 operational areas of KDS under SMPA Creation of additional berthing and Land 128 side facilities at Chellanam Fishing Kerala 19/12/2025 7.65 Harbor in Kerala *****