(a) the number of small/minor ports in the country, State-wise/Union Territory-wise;
(b) the number and names of such small ports where loading and unloading of cargo from large ships is done;
(c) the steps taken by the Government for the promotion and upgradation of such ports; and
(d) the success achieved in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K.VASAN)
(a): As per the records available with the Ministry of Shipping, state-wise break-up of Non – Major Ports
(Minor Ports) are as follows:
Gujarat - 41
Lakshadweep - 10
Maharashtra - 48
A & N Islands - 23
Karnataka - 10
Tamilnadu - 15
Andhra Pradesh - 12
Goa - 5
Orissa - 13
Daman & Diu - 2
Kerala - 17
Pondicherry - 2
West Bengal - 1