Manufacturing of Shipping Equipments Manufacturing of equipments and other ancillaries for shipbuilding is intrinsically linked to the growth in the shipbuilding volumes in the country. Under the Make in India programme a number of initiatives have been taken for augmenting the shipbuilding volumes. The main measures include approval of a new Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy, recommendation for grant of Infrastructure status for stand alone shipyards, introduction of Right of First Refusal to the Indian shipyards for procurement and repair of vessels required by government departments and agencies including PSUs for governmental or own use. It is expected that with growth in the shipbuilding volume, the manufacturing of ancillaries including shipping equipments and machineries would increase. Ministry of Shipping has requested the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to undertake a coastal district skill gap analysis, with special emphasis on skill requirements in the Ports & Maritime Sector. As part of the Sub-Group on Transport, constituted by NITI Ayog, Ministry of Shipping has provided necessary inputs for preparation of Interim Report on the cutting edge skill requirements in the transport sector. The exercise of collection of details of manpower requirements and training facilities available at Major ports, associated PSUs and Autonomous Bodies has been undertaken. This information was given by Minister of State for Shipping, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
