DRAFT INDIAN PORTS BILL, 2020

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• The Bill also seeks to create an enabling environment for the growth and sustained development of the ports sector in India through the following broad methods:
  • Constitution of Maritime Port Regulatory Authority
    
    
  • Formulation of the National Port policy and National Port plan in consultation with Coastal State Governments, State Maritime Boards and other stakeholders.
    
    
  • Formulation of specialised Adjudicatory Tribunals namely Maritime Ports Tribunal and Maritime Ports Appellate Tribunal to curb any anti-competitive practises in the port sector and act as a speedy and affordable grievance redressal mechanism.