(a) whether Ships entering and leaving Indian Ports make payments to Lighthouses and Lightships;
(b) if so, the details of the revenue earned thereby during each of the last three years, port-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to strengthen/expand/modernize the Lighthouses and Lightships in the country; and
(d) if so, the details of the funds allocated during 2002-03 and 2003-04 and actually spent thereon, port-wise?
MINISTER OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI T.R. BAALU)
(a) Yes, Sir. All foreign-going ships pay Light dues @ Rs.8/- per ton on Net Registered Tonnage(NRT) basis once in 30 days.
(b) A statement indicating port-wise details of revenue earned during each of the last three years is annexed.
(c) Yes, Sir. In the 10th Five Year Plan, a number of schemes are proposed for strengthening/expansion/modernization of Lighthouses & Lightships. One of the schemes is Establishment of Vessel Traffic Service in the Gulf of Kachchh, which will be one of the largest systems in the world. Apart from this, 16 new Lighthouses are being set up.
(d) The development of Lighthouses is not port specific but is based on the traffic, technology and requirement of the Mariners. The details of the funds allocated and actually spent during 2002-2003 and 2003-04 are indicated below:-
(Rs. in crore)
Year B.E. R.E. Actual
2002-03 20.00 16.39 14.92 2003-04 24.50 24.50 15.24
ANNEXURE
PORT-WISE REVENUE EARNED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS
(Amount in Rupees)
S.No. Name of Port Year
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
1. Mumbai 59526883 53783236 67076279
2. Jawaharlal Nehru 10130124 108255785 140409730
3. New Mangalore 38856702 37439855 48442650
4. Old Mangalore 55644 11592 5584
5. Marmugoa 57924976 58753974 68403120 6. Dahej 4069680 nil nil
7 Karwar 526306 2330542 1551560
8. Dharamtar 7410426 8147622 6332522
9. Ratnagiri 477480 373744 315384 10. Revdanda 109384 504384 766608 11. Gopalpur 67856 nil nil 12. Dhapoli 62680 nil 2528 13. Jaigad nil nil 136616 14. Bassein Port 3330 nil nil 15. Jamnagar (Bedi Port) 7575650 6941240 6582508 16. Kandla 46288963 46517378 54267896 17. Sikka 89719158 92514468 68712081 18. Vadinar 52339201 40553648 55955728 19. Muldwarka 2103176 2718896 2171576 20. Veraval 16880 nil nil 21. Navlakhi 5154384 3968048 3199016 22. Okha 6635040 2788032 3164240 23. Mundra 14004727 10058732 17684514 24. Pipav 1022352 8180192 12741195 25. Bhavnagar 6058663 963452 2423686 26. Bhavnagar(ALANG) 10885913 27849968 18639799 27. Salaya 248 nil 1351360 28. Jakhau nil nil 240496 29. Jetty 3991696 nil nil 30. Chennai 57145039 59102456 67830984 31. Tuticorin 21392995 23001574 24417085 32. Pondicherry 233256 nil 273468 33. Nagapatnam 101240 51368 82696 34. Cuddalore 8056 61712 4829 35. Visakhapatnam 97308850 107398172 86786159 36. Kakinada 8505135 195066246 22493730 37. Kolkata 19732104 25446546 28396340 38. Paradeep 30895927 26484288 32640449 39. Cochin 22451479 21977008 27286952 40. Neendakra 71944 nil nil 41. Port Blair 100704 63704 231732