(a) whether the Government has launched a National Maritime Development Programme;
(b) if so, the salient features of the Programme;
(c) the fund earmarked for the Programme;
(d) whether the Government also proposes to mobilise resources for funding such Programmes; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI T.R. BAALU)
(a) to (e) The Government has taken up preparation of the National Maritime Development Programme which would include specific schemes and projects to be taken up over a period of next 10 years. The total investment in the proposed Programme is estimated to be Rs.1,00,000 crores. The programme is proposed to be implemented through public private partnership. Public investments are planned primarily for creation of common user infrastructure facilities. Private investments are expected in the areas where operations are primarily commercial in nature.