**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2177, dated August 1, 2025, regarding shipbuilding and shipbreaking units, specifically focusing on the extended Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy, the Shipbreaking Credit Note Scheme, and employment generation in Andhra Pradesh.
The Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, stated that **no specific zones have been identified or approved for establishing shipbuilding and shipbreaking units under the extended Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy**. Consequently, details regarding locations, projected capacity, operational timelines, direct subsidy disbursement, beneficiary entities in Andhra Pradesh, projects supported under the Shipbreaking Credit Note Scheme (including scrap processed, credit note value, and new vessels procured), and employment opportunities generated (skilled, semiskilled, and unskilled) were **not available** as no such policy has yet been approved.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for ports, shipping, and waterways.
Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy: A policy related to providing financial assistance for shipbuilding activities.
SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: A member of Lok Sabha who asked a question about shipbuilding and shipbreaking units.
SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL: The Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS who provided the answer to the question.
Shipbreaking Credit Note Scheme: A scheme related to providing credit notes for shipbreaking activities.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India mentioned in the context of direct subsidy disbursement, employment opportunities and shipbreaking activities.
LOK SABHA: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Gross Tonnage: A unit of measurement used for the capacity of shipbuilding and shipbreaking units.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2177
ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPBREAKING UNITS
2177. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:
Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:
प(cid:517)न, पोत प(cid:303)रवहन एवं जलमाग(cid:330) मं(cid:361)ालय
(a) whether the Government has identified any specific zones for establishing shipbuilding
and shipbreaking units under the extended Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy;
(b) if so, the details regarding the locations identified, along with projected capacity of such
shipbuilding and shipbreaking units in Gross Tonnage and their expected timeline for
operationalization, State-wise;
(c) the details regarding the amount of direct subsidy disbursed and the number of
beneficiary entities under the said scheme for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
(d) the details of projects supported under the Shipbreaking Credit Note Scheme, including
the quantity of scrap processed, the value of credit notes issued and the number of new
vessels procured, year and State-wise; and
(e) the total number of employment opportunities generated through shipbuilding and
shipbreaking activities, classified into skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled categories during
the last five years in the State of Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)
(a) to (e) No such policy has been approved, as yet.
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