Working Groups for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)

Shipping and Inland Water Transport

Dated 17th April 2006

In the context of the formulation of the Eleventh Five Year Plan, it has been decided to set up a Working Group on Shipping and IWT. The composition of the Working Group will be as follows:

1.

Secretary, Department of Shipping

Chairman

2.

Adviser (Tpt.), Planning Commission

Member

3.

Director General (Shipping), Department of Shipping

Member

4.

Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India

Member

5.

Director General, Light Houses and Light Ships

Member

6.

Representative of the  Department  of Defence Production  and Supplies - Ministry of Defence

Member

7.

Chief Controller of Chartering, Department of Shipping

Member

8.

Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Panaji

Member

9.

Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India

Member

10.

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum

Member

11.

Representative, Department of Coal

Member

12.

Commissioner (PR), Ministry of Water Resources

Member

13.

Secretary, Inland Water Transport, Govt. of Goa, Daman and Diu

Member

14.

Secretary, Coop. and Transport, Government of Kerala

Member

15.

Secretary, Transport Department of West Bengal

Member

16.

Representative from Food Corporation of India

Member

17.

Representative from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Member

18.

Chairman, Indian National Ship Owners' Association

Member

19.

Chairman, Indian Coastal Conference, Shipping  House , 245, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai - 400 021.

Member

20.

President, Indian Barge Owners 'Association, 402, Abhay Steel House, Baroda Street, Mumbai - 400 009.

Member

21.

CMD, M/s Vivada Inland Waterways Limited, P-468 / B, CIT Scheme, Keyatola , Kolkata - 700 029.

Member

22.

Joint Secretary (Shipping and IWT), Department of Shipping

Convener


2.   The Terms of Reference of the Working Group will be as follows:

  1. To review the financial and physical performance of Shipping and IWT sectors during the Tenth Plan period.
  2. To formulate a strategy for the development of Shipping sector keeping in view the need for - (a) making Indian shipping more competitive; and (b) meeting the emerging requirements of sea transportation of Indian trade.
  3. To project the traffic flows (commodity-wise) and assess the capacity requirements to meet the projected traffic demand by Indian vessels during llt1lPlan.
  4. To formulate programmes for the development of Shipping sector during 1 ll Plan indicating - (a) physical targets and financial outlays; and (b) sources of funding.
  5. To assess the role of coastal shipping and inland water transport (IWT) in achieving optimal inter modal mix.
  6. To recommend a policy framework for development of IWT and coastal shipping keeping in view the need for relieving pressure on other surface mode of transport.
  7. To recommend measures for promoting private sector participation in the development of coastal shipping and IWT.
  8. To review the measures taken to restructure Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC).
  9. To evaluate the performance of IWAI with particular reference to the development of National Waterways.
  10. To review CSS with particular reference to development of infrastructure facilities for promotion of IWT.

3. The Chairman of the Working Group may include any additional terms of reference in consultation with Member (AH), Planning Commission.

4. The Chairman of the Working Group may co-opt officials or non-officials as Members and constitute sub-groups, if considered necessary.

5. The non-official Members of the Working Group will be paid TA / DA at the rates applicable for Grade-I officers of the Central Government for attending meetings of the Working Group.

6. The Working Group will submit its report to the Planning Commission by 315t August, 2006.

7. Sh . Sugan Singh, Director ( Tpt ), Planning Commission. Room No. 461, Yojana Bhavan (Tel. No. 2309 6706) will act as the Nodal Officer and any further communication in this regard may be made with him.