(a) whether the amount of profit of Major Ports has
almost doubled during the last three years and the
current year in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the total
amount of profit earned during the said period,
year-wise; and
(c) the main reasons for the said increase in profit?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a)to(c) Port-wise details of Operating Surplus at Major Ports from 2013-14 to 2016-17 are as under:
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S No Name of the Port Operating Surplus ( Rs. in crores)
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17*
1 Kolkata 277.05 384.70 462.79 523.34
2 Paradip 364.95 418.40 448.48 537.25
3 Visakhapatnam 223.28 316.01 368.55 395.28
4 Kamarajar
(Ennore) 349.11 471.94 494.90 544.97
5 Chennai 6.16 133.94 196.50 219.88
6 V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) 145.67 237.80 311.45 352.45
7 Cochin -20.25 19.55 70.90 127.53
8 New Mangalore 129.36 144.91 116.80 170.96
9 Mormugao -29.61 39.80 103.62 168.90
10 Mumbai 195.03 331.68 402.49 366.78
11 JNPT 734.26 836.57 971.98 889.41
12 Kandla 143.89 264.10 360.55 622.68
Overall: 2518.90 3599.40 4309.01 4919.43
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(*) Provisional
Increase in operating surplus has been due to improvement in operational efficiency of major ports on account of modernization, mechanization, acquisition and use of latest technology, deepening of drafts to handle large vessels etc be addition, a study on benchmarking of efficiency and productivity of major ports to international levels has been carried out to improve the operations and efficiency of the major ports. The study has identified a total of 106 port wise action points/initiatives of which 81 initiatives have already been completed. These implemented initiatives have also resulted in improved efficiency and additional operating surplus.
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