The complete variety of Indian seafarers that were used on Indian or international flag vessels raised as under:
| Year | Total No of seafarers involved | Growth % |
| 2017 | 154349 | 7.23 |
| 2018 | 208799 | 35.27 |
| 2019 | 234886 | 12.49 |
The variety of vessels under Indian flag have actually raised from 1313 as on 01.04.2017 to 1431 as on 01.04.2020.
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The tonnages of vessels under Indian flag have actually raised from 11.55 MT as on 01.04.2017 to 12.68 MT as on 01.04.2020. The relative placement showing the no. of vessels as well as tonnage for last 3 years is as listed below:
| As on | Coastal | Overseas | Total | |||
| No of vessels | Gross tonnage | No of vessels | Gross tonnage | No of vessels | Gross Tonnage | |
| 01.04.2017 | 908 | 1.52 MT | 405 | 10.02 MT | 1313 | 11.55 MT |
| 01.04.2018 | 934 | 1.48 MT | 448 | 11.10 MT | 1382 | 12.58 MT |
| 01.04.2019 | 947 | 1.50 MT | 458 | 11.28 MT | 1405 | 12.78 MT |
| 01.04.2020 | 975 | 1.48 MT | 456 | 11.20 MT | 1431 | 12.68 MT |
The development price of World delivery in addition to development price in India, as established from Indian National Shipowners’ Association, is as listed below;
Growth Rate of World as well as India During 2018-2020 (In 1000 dwt)
| Country | 1 st Jan 2018 | 1 st Jan 2019 | 1 st Jan 2020 |
| World Fleet | 1833549 | 1881589 | 1961597 |
| % of Growth | 3.45 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Indian Fleet | 18792 | 19175 | 19372 |
| % of Growth | 9.86 | 2.04 | 1.03 |
In order to make the delivery sector extra eye-catching as well as affordable, the Government has actually taken different procedures in the last few years. These are decrease in GST from 18% to 5% on shelter gas utilized in Indian flag vessels; giving freight assistance to Indian delivery sector with Right of First Refusal (RoFR); enabling delivery ventures based in India to obtain ships abroad as well as flag them in the nation of their benefit; bringing parity in the tax obligation routine of Indian seafarers used on Indian flag ships vis-à-vis those on international flag ships; elimination of licensing need for chartering of international signed up ships for motivating seaside activity of farming as well as various other products, plant foods, EXIM packed Transshipment Containers as well as Empty containers, and so on
This info was offered by the Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.
Refernece: pib.gov.in
