Executive Summary:
This notification details amendments to the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961, effective immediately on November 9, 2020. It establishes the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and reallocates responsibilities previously held by the Ministry of Shipping. The changes are enacted under Article 77 of the Constitution by the President.
Key Points / Main Content:
Ministry Changes:
* The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is established (Pattan, Pot Parivahan aur Jalmarg Mantralaya).
* The Ministry of Shipping (Pot Parivahan Mantralaya) is omitted.
Responsibilities of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways:
* Maritime shipping and navigation, including education and training.
* Lighthouses and lightships.
* Administration of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, and the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, including major ports.
* Shipping and navigation on national waterways.
* Shipbuilding, ship repair, and ship breaking industries.
* Fishing and floating craft industries.
* Inland waterways and traffic in Union Territories.
* Shipping services for Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
* Legislation and coordination for major and minor port development.
* Administration of the Dock Workers Regulation of Employment Act, 1948 (excluding safety, health, and welfare schemes).
* Shipping arrangements for the government and related entities.
* Planning of Inland Water Transport.
* Privatization policy in ports, shipping, and inland waterways infrastructure.
* Development of Gandhidham township.
* Prevention and control of pollution from ships and related activities.
Subordinate Offices:
* Directorate General of Shipping
* Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works
* Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
* Minor Ports Survey Organisation
Autonomous Bodies:
* Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP)
* Port Trusts at various locations (Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Kandla, Chennai, Mormugao, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Paradip, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, New Mangalore)
* Dock Labour Boards (Kolkata, Kandla, Visakhapatnam)
* Inland Waterways Authority of India
* Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation
Societies/Associations:
* National Institute of Port Management
* National Ship Design and Research Centre
* Seafarers Welfare Fund Society
Public Sector Undertakings:
* Shipping Corporation of India
* Cochin Shipyard Limited
* Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited
* Dredging Corporation of India
* Hooghly Dock and Ports Engineers Limited
* Ennore Port Limited
International Aspects:
* International Maritime Organisation
Acts:
* List of Acts under the purview of the Ministry, including The Indian Ports Act, 1908, The Inland Vessels Act, 1917, The Dock Workers Regulation of Employment Act, 1948, The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966, The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985, and The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993.
Impact Analysis:
Government of India:
Impact: Reorganization of ministerial responsibilities related to ports, shipping, and waterways.
Action Required: Implement the changes in business allocation and update relevant documentation.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways:
Impact: Expanded responsibilities encompassing ports, shipping, and inland waterways.
Action Required: Assume oversight and management of all listed areas, including subordinate offices, autonomous bodies, and relevant legislation.
Ministry of Shipping:
Impact: Dissolution of the ministry and transfer of responsibilities.
Action Required: Transfer all relevant functions, assets, and liabilities to the newly formed Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Industries:
Impact: Potential changes in policy, regulation, and administration.
Action Required: Stay informed of any new directives or changes in processes resulting from the ministerial reorganization.
Union Territories:
Impact: Governance and development of inland waterways
Action Required: Coordinate with the ministry on matters related to inland waterways.
Key Entities Referenced
Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961: A set of rules governing the allocation of government business in India. This notification amends these rules.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Pattan, Pot Parivahan aur Jalmarg Mantralaya: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for ports, shipping, and waterways.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, which provides the legal framework for the country.
The Indian Ports Act, 1908: An act related to the regulation and management of ports in India.
The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: An act concerning the administration of major ports in India.
Tariff Authority for Major Ports TAMP: An autonomous body that regulates tariffs at major ports in India.
Ram Nath Kovind: The President of India at the time of the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3558] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, नवम्ब र 10, 2020/कार्तकय 19, 1942
No. 3558] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020/KARTIKA 19, 1942
मजं िमडं ल सजिवालय
अजधसिू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 नवम्बर, 2020
का.आ. 4041(अ).—राष्ट्रपजत, संजवधान के अनच्ु छेि 77 के खण्ड (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
भारत सरकार (काय-य आबंटन) जनयम, 1961 का और संिोधन करने के जलए, जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाते ै,ं अर्ायत:्-
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम भारत सरकार (काय-य आबंटन) तीन सौ अट्ठावनवां संिोधन जनयम, 2020 ै।ै
(2) ये तुरंत प्रवृत्त ैोंगे।
2. भारत सरकार (काय-य आबंटन) जनयम, 1961 की –
(क) प्रर्म अनुसूिी म,ें -
(i) िीर्यक “26. योिना मंिालय” के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत िीर्कय अंतः स्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ायत :् -
“26क. पत्तन, पोत पररवैन और िलमाग यमंिालय”;
(ii) िीर्यक “32. पोत पररवैन मंिालय” का लोप दकया िाएगा;
(ख) जद्वतीय अनुसूिी म,ें-
(i) िीर्यक “योिना मंिालय” और उसके अधीन प्रजवजियों के पश्चात, जनम्नजलजखत िीर्यक और प्रजवजियां अतं ः स्ट्र्ाजपत की
िाएंगी, अर्ायत :् -
“पत्तन, पोत पररवैन और िलमाग यमिं ालय
I. भारत के सजं वधान की सातवीं अनसु िू ी की सिू ी I के अतं गतय आन ेवाल ेजनम्नजलजखत जवर्यः
1. समुद्री पोत पररवैन और नौपररवैन; वाजणजययक समुद्री बेड़े के जलए जििा और प्रजििण की व्यवस्ट्र्ा ।
5463 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. िीपस्ट्तम्भ और िीपपोत ।
3. भारतीय पत्तन अजधजनयम, 1908 (1908 का 15) और मैापत् तन ् यास अजधजनयम1 1963 (1963 का 38) और
मैापत् तन के ूपप म ेंोोजर्त पत्तनों का प्रिासन।
4. पोत पररवैन और नौपररवैन, जिसके अंतगयत ऐसे अतं िेिीय िल मागों पर याजियों और माल का वैन भी ै,ै
िो संसि द्वारा जवजध द्वारा यंिनोदित िलयानों के जवर्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय िलमागय ोोजर्त दकए गए ैं, ऐसे िलमागों
पर सड़क-जनयम ।
5. पोत-जनमायण और पोत-मरम् मत उद्योग ।
6. पोत भंिन ।
7. मत्स्ट्य िलयान उद्योग ।
8. प्लवमान-यान उद्योग ।
II. सों राययििे की बाबत:
9. अंतिेिीय िलमागय और उन पर यातायात ।
III. अिं मान और जनकोबार द्वीप तर्ा लिद्वीप सों राययििे ों के संबधं म:ें
10. मुख्यभूजम द्वीपों और द्वीप समूै के बीि पोत पररवैन सेवाओं का गठन और अनरु िण ।
IV. अ्य जवर्य जि्ै ेंपवू वय ती भागों के अतं गतय सजम्मजलत नैीं दकया गया ैःै
11. अंतिेिीय िलमागों पर यंिनोदित िलयान जवर्यक पोत पररवैन और नौपररवैन तर्ा अंतिेिीय िलमागों पर
याजियों और माल के वैन के संबंध में जवधान ।
12. लो ु और मैापत्तनों के जवकास के सम्वय और उससे संबंजधत जवधान ।
13. डॉक कमयकार (सुरिा, स्ट्वास्ट््य और कल्याण) स्ट्कीम, 1961 से जभन्न, डॉक कमयकार (जनयोिन का जवजनयमन)
अजधजनयम, 1948 (1948 का 9) तर्ा उसके अधीन बनाई गई स्ट्कीम का प्रिासन ।
14. फ्री ऑन बोड/यफ्री अलोंग साईट पर स्ट् र्ोरा के आयात तर्ा लागत और भाड़ा/लागत बीमा और भाड़ा आधार पर
जनयायत के संबंध में भारत सरकार/पजललक सेक्टर उपक्रमों/ रायय सरकारों/रायय सरकारों के लोक सेक्टर उपक्रमों
तर्ा स्ट्विासी जनकायों के जलए और उनकी रर से पोत पररवैन का प्रबंध करना ।
15. अंतिेिीय िल पररवैन की योिना ।
16. पत्तनों, पोत पररवैन और अंतिेिीय िलमागों के अवसंरिनात्मक िेिों में जनिीकरण जवर्यक नीजत बनाना ।
17. गांधीधाम नगरी का जवकास ।
18. प्रिर्ू ण का जनवारण तर्ा जनयंिण:
(क) पत्तन िेिों सजैत, पोतों, पोत अविेर्ों तर्ा समुद्र में अपसर्ियत पोतों से उत्पन्न ैोन े वाले प्रिर्ू ण का
जनवारण तर्ा जनयंिण;
(ख) पोतों से उत्पन्न प्रिर्ू ण के जनयंिण, जनवारण तर्ा जनपटान से संबंजधत जवधान का अजधजनयमन तर्ा
प्रिासन; और
(ग) पत्तन िेिों म ेंतले प्रिर्ू ण की मानीटरी तर्ा उससे जनपटना ।
V. अधीनस्ट्र् कायालय य:
19. पोत पररवैन मैाजनिेिालय ।
20. अंडमान लिद्वीप बंिरगाै संकमय ।
21. िीपस्ट्तंभ और िीपपोत मैाजनििे ालय ।
22. लो ु पत्तन सवेिण सगं ठन ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपि : असाधारण 3
VI. स्ट्विासी जनकायः
23. मैापत्तन टैररफ प्राजधकरण (टी.ए.एम.पी.) ।
24. मुंबई, कोलकाता, कोजि, कांडला, िेन्नई, मोरमुगाव, िवाैर लाल नेैूप (् ैावा िेवा), पारािीप, तूतीकोररन,
जविाखापट्टनम और ्यू मगं लोर जस्ट्र्त पत्तन ्यास ।
25. कोलकाता, कंडला और जविाखापट्टनम जस्ट्र्त गोिी श्रम बोडय ।
26. भारतीय अंतिेिीय िलमाग यप्राजधकरण ।
27. नाजवक भजवष्य जनजध संगठन ।
VII. सोसाइरटया/ंसगं म:
28. राष्ट्रीय पत्तन प्रबंध संस्ट्र्ान ।
29. राष्ट्रीय पोत जडिाइन और अनसु ंधान के्द्र ।
30. समुद्री यािी कल्याण जनजध सोसाइटी ।
VIII. लोक सक्े टर उपक्रम:
31. भारतीय पोत पररवैन जनगम ।
32. कोिीन जिपयाडय जलजमटेड ।
33. सेंरल इ्लडं वाटर रांसपोटय कारपोरेिन जलजमटेड ।
34. ड्रेजिंग कारपोरेिन आफ इंजडया ।
35. हुगली डॉक एडं पोर्टसय इंिीजनयसय जलजमटेड ।
36. एन्नोर पोटय जलजमटेड ।
IX. अतं राष्ट्रय ीय पैल:ू
37. अंतराष्ट्रय ीय समुद्री संगठन ।
X. अजधजनयम:
38. भारतीय पत्तन अजधजनयम, 1908 (1908 का 15) ।
39. अंतिेिीय िलयान अजधजनयम, 1917 (1917 का 1) ।
40. डॉक कमयकार (जनयोिन का जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1948 (1948 का 9 ) ।
41. वाजणयय पोत पररवैन अजधजनयम, 1958 (1958 का 44) ।
42. मैापत्तन ्यास अजधजनयम, 1963 (1963 का 38) ।
43. नाजवक भजवष्य जनजध अजधजनयम, 1966 (1966 का 4) ।
44. भारतीय अंतिेिीय िलमाग यप्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1985 (1985 का 82) ।
45. माल बहु-जवध पररवैन अजधजनयम, 1993 (1993 का 28) ।”;
(ii) िीर्यक “पोत पररवैन मंिालय” और उसके अधीन प्रजवजियों का लोप दकया िाएगा ।
राम नार् कोजव् ि
राष्ट्रपजत
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[फा. सं. 1/21/19/2016-मंजि.]
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CABINET SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th November, 2020
S.O. 4041(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution, the
President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules,
1961, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Three Hundred and
Fifty Eighth Amendment Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. In the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961,-
(A) in THE FIRST SCHEDULE,-
(i) after the heading “26. Ministry of Planning (Yojana Mantralaya)”, the following heading shall be inserted,
namely:-
“26A. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Pattan, Pot Parivahan aur Jalmarg Mantralaya)”;
(ii) the heading “32. Ministry of Shipping (Pot Parivahan Mantralaya)” shall be omitted;
(B) in THE SECOND SCHEDULE,-
(i) after the heading “MINISTRY OF PLANNING (YOJANA MANTRALAYA)” and entries thereunder, the
following heading and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
“MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (PATTAN, POT PARIVAHAN AUR
JALMARG MANTRALAYA)
I. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WHICH FALL WITHIN LIST 1 OF THE SEVENTH
SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:
1. Maritime shipping and navigation; provision of education and training for the mercantile marine.
2. Lighthouses and lightships.
3. Administration of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908) and the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38
of 1963) and ports declared as major ports.
4. Shipping and navigation including carriage of passengers and goods on inland waterways declared
by Parliament by law to be national waterways as regards mechanically propelled vessels, the rule of
the road on such waterways.
5. Ship-building and ship-repair industry.
6. Ship breaking.
7. Fishing vessels industry.
8. Floating craft industry.
II. IN RESPECT OF THE UNION TERRITORIES:
9. Inland waterways and traffic thereon.
III. IN RESPECT OF THE UNION TERRITORIES OF THE ANDAMAN AND
NICOBAR ISLANDS AND THE LAKSHADWEEP:
10. Organisation and maintenance of mainland islands and inter-island shipping services.
IV. OTHER SUBJECTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE PREVIOUS
PARTS:
11. Legislation relating to shipping and navigation on inland waterways as regards mechanically
propelled vessels and the carriage of passengers and goods on inland waterways.
12. Legislation relating to and coordination of the development of minor and major ports.
13. Administration of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948) and the
Schemes framed thereunder other than the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare)
Scheme, 1961.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपि : असाधारण 5
14. To make shipping arrangements for and on behalf of the Government of India/Public Sector
Undertakings/State Governments/ State Government Public Sector Undertakings and autonomous
bodies in respect of import of cargo on Free on Board/Free along Site and export on Cost and
Freight/Cost Insurance and Freight basis.
15. Planning of Inland Water Transport.
16. Formulation of the privatization policy in the infrastructure areas of ports, shipping and inland
waterways.
17. The Development of township of Gandhidham.
18. Prevention and control of pollution:
(a) Prevention and control of pollution arising from ships, shipwrecks and abandoned ships in the sea,
including the port areas;
(b) enactment and administration of legislation related to prevention, control and combating of pollution
arising from ships; and
(c) monitoring and combating of oil pollution in the port areas.
V. SUBORDINATE OFFICES:
19. Directorate General of Shipping.
20. Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works.
21. Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.
22. Minor Ports Survey Organisation.
VI. AUTONOMOUS BODIES:
23. Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP).
24. Port Trusts at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Kandla, Chennai, Mormugao, Jawahar Lal Nehru (Nhava
Sheva), Paradip, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and New Mangalore.
25. Dock Labour Boards at Kolkata, Kandla and Visakhapatnam.
26. Inland Waterways Authority of India.
27. Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation.
VII. SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS:
28. National Institute of Port Management.
29. National Ship Design and Research Centre.
30. Seafarers Welfare Fund Society.
VIII. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS:
31. Shipping Corporation of India.
32. Cochin Shipyard Limited.
33. Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited.
34. Dredging Corporation of India.
35. Hooghly Dock and Ports Engineers Limited.
36. Ennore Port Limited.
IX. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS:
37. International Maritime Organisation.
X. ACTS:
38. The Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908).
39. The Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917).
40. The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
41. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958).
42. The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963).
43. The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966 (4 of 1966).
44. The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (82 of 1985).
45. The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 (28 of 1993).”
(ii) the heading “MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (POT PARIVAHAN MANTRALAYA)”, and entries thereunder,
shall be omitted.
RAM NATH KOVIND
President
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[F. No. 1/21/19/2016-Cab.]
ASHUTOSH JINDAL, Jt. Secy.
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