Prologue
Economic Survey Ch11. Energy, Infrastructure and Communications. Total four subparts
- Energy & communication
- Roads, Industrial corridors, PPP, Infrastructure problems & reforms
- Shipping, aviation
- Railways infrastructure
[Act 1] Shipping
S1: Major ports on West Coast
| A/N? | NAME | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| N | Jawahar Nehru, Nhava Shewa | MH (2) |
| N | Mumbai, 1873 | |
| N |
|
Guj (1) |
| N | Mormugao. Tidal Port, @Zuvari estuary, iron-ore export | Goa (1) |
| A | New Mangalore. Deep water, all weather | Karnataka(1) |
| N | Cochin/Kochi. Willingdon island | Kerala(1) |
| Total Major Ports (West Coast) | 6 |
S2: Major Ports on East Coast
| A/N? | NAME | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| N |
|
WB(1) |
| N |
|
AP(1) |
| A | Paradeep (manmade lagoon) | Odisha(1) |
| N | Tuticorin | TN (3) |
| A | Chennai (all weather) | |
| A | Ennore (private, under companies Act) | |
| N |
|
A&N(1) |
| Total Ports East Coast | 7 |
- #Some books (Pearson, Pratiyogita) mention Chennai to be the oldest port, but sarkaari sites maintain that Kolkata is the oldest port. (Ref#1, Ref#2)
- CDS/CAPF randomly ask question whether xyz port is natural harbor/artificial / riverine- hence need to mugup.
- States with highest Minor ports: Maharashtra >> Guj >> A&N >>Kerala >> Odisha
S3: Economic Survey: Shipping reforms
- Main problems: ageing fleet, manpower shortage.
- While India made great success metro rails and airport infra. but shipping infrastructure has been neglected.
- India does not have world class ports.
- Third-generation ships are not able to enter the harbour. Their goods have to be offloaded in Srilanka, then sent to India in smaller ships.
- India’s port charges are considerably higher than in many developed countries.
- Port congestion, delay in turnaround, takes lot of paperwork to load/unload cargo, slow process of customs clearance, inadequate road and rail connectivity
- There is urgent need to replace our ageing ships with new ones. But Government-owned shipyards like Visakhapatnam are not receiving new orders due to global slowdown.
S4: Budget 2014: Shipping related announcement
- Will frame new policy, so increase employment, Indian shipbuilding and maritime transport.
- Sixteen new port projects are proposed
- New SEZs at Kandla and JNPT.
- Will develop Tuticorin outer harbor.
- Inland navigation: ‘Jal Marg Vikas’ (National Waterways-I) on Ganga. Between Allahabad and Haldia. Deadline: 6 years, 1620 kms, 4200 cr.
S4: TAMP: Tariff Authority for Major Ports
| Major port | Minor ports |
|---|---|
| TAMP decides maximum tariff charged by Major ports for cargo handling |
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| Major port operators want TAMP abolished, so they too can raise tarrif and expand. | They can charge higher prices and re-invest profits to modernize further. |
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S5: Sethu Samudram
- Old topic, Needs to be prepared again because NDA/BJP in power.
- This project wants to create a shipping canal between Palk bay & Gulf of Manner.
- Pro-argument: Will reduce time and fuel consumption. Improve traffic @minor ports in South-East India
- Anti-argument: marine biodiversity will be damaged + religious sentiments about Ram Sethu.
| Coastline | 7517km (including A&N, Lakshadweep) |
| Maritime States |
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| Major Ports |
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| Minor Ports |
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| FDI |
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| Ship-Breaking Industry |
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| Seafarers |
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Trade volume / value
| % | ___ India’s foreign trade via shipping industry |
| 95% | Volume wise |
| 68% | Value wise |
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@mrunal Sir I have a confusion regarding exception of demand function i.e Giffin goods. Are these goods are established facts are mere conjecture. Because NCERT clearly mention that Price elasticity of demand is always a negative terms.But if we accommodate giffin goods than this law will be violated. Please clear my doubt if time permits.
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Superb notes !!!
What is the status of Central Information Commission?
Statutory/constitutional/none, please help
As it was constituted thru RTI Act, it is Statutory/Constitutional body.
Statutory
Good morning sir.what is the differentiating factor between major port and minor port?is it the load that dey can handle or the authority which governs dem?
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Can anybody please provide the info regarding ship breaking (Why? How? Why not all the countries?) ?
Hey Mrunal.. one doubt .With inflation , currency of economy depreciates ( loses its exchange value wrt a foreign currency )… As rupee depreciates , export increases as producers gets more profit now comparatively . – But a diff point-view says that inflation decreases the cost competitiveness of the product in the foreign market , so its demand of the product in the foreign market should decrease and thus , exports… plz solve the mystery …Plz elaborate..
It is so because the cost of your input has gone up due to falling value of your currency.This will, in the long run, lead to your product becoming costlier relative to other country’s thereby making yours less competitive.Hence demand for your currency is less.Also because of the goods in your country being costlier in relative sense, people would prefer importing leading to outflow of foreign exchange and further depreciation of your currency sucking your country into a vortex of crisis.
in this article, you’ve mentioned that Kolkata is the oldest port but last year you told that Chennai is the oldest.
Please clarify..
read the (#)point given below that table.
very importnt point is that east coast has 7 ports while west coast has 6..
bt ncert says western coast are more suitable for making ports bkz of submerged
land.