## Report on Tariff Authority for Major Ports Notification Regarding IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) regarding IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL), formerly known as IFFCO Kisan Bazar Logistics Limited (IKBLL), operating at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). This notification serves as an *amendment* to existing tariff arrangements, specifically extending the validity of IKLL's existing Scale of Rates (SOR) until 31st March 2021, or the effective date of a revised SOR, whichever is earlier. The core purpose is to ensure uninterrupted operation activities of IKLL while their proposal for a general revision of the SOR is being considered. The key finding is the extension provides a short-term continuation of the existing tariff structure, pending a more comprehensive review.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide a detailed analysis of a notification published by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) concerning the Scale of Rates (SOR) for IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL) at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). This analysis is based solely on the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment:** This notification serves as an amendment to the existing tariff arrangements established by previous orders related to IKLL's Scale of Rates (SOR). Key past orders include TAMP552013KPT dated 15 May 2015 and 15 January 2016.
* **Core Objective(s) (inferred):** The primary objective of *this amendment* is to ensure the continued, uninterrupted operation of IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL) at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) by extending the validity of their existing Scale of Rates (SOR). This is while TAMP considers a general revision proposal submitted by IKLL.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Reason for Amendment:** The existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for IKLL was set to expire on 31st December 2020. IKLL requested an extension to avoid disruption to their operations while TAMP reviewed their proposal for a general revision of the SOR, submitted under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MOPSW) Tariff Guidelines 2019. A joint hearing on the new tariff is yet to be scheduled. The extension serves as a temporary measure to bridge the gap between the expiration of the old rates and the implementation of the new ones.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Changed:** This notification does *not* change the content of the existing Scale of Rates. It solely *extends the period of its validity*. The parts of prior orders regarding the expiry date are effectively superseded by this notification.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The key new provision is the *extension* of the validity of the existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL) from the date of its expiry (31st December 2020) until 31st March 2021, *or* the effective date of implementation of the revised SOR resulting from IKLL's proposal, whichever is earlier.
* **Difference/Effect:** This extension prevents a lapse in the applicable tariff structure for IKLL's services at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). Without the extension, there would be no approved SOR, potentially disrupting operations and creating uncertainty regarding cargo handling charges.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* **IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL):** The company whose tariff structure is being extended.
* **Deendayal Port Trust (DPT):** The port where IKLL operates, and where the SOR applies.
* **Users of IKLL's services:** Customers who utilize IKLL's cargo handling services at DPT, as they are subject to the Scale of Rates.
* **The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MOPSW):** As the originators of the Tariff Guidelines 2019, they have an indirect stake in the tariff revision process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) is responsible for implementing and enforcing this extension through its notification.
* **Timelines:** The extended validity period runs from 1st January 2021 to 31st March 2021 or the effective date of the revised SOR, whichever comes first. The IKLL and DPT must ensure their operations and billing align with this extended period.
* **Procedural Aspects:** This extension provides continuity while the proposal for a general revision of IKLL's SOR is under consideration, involving consultation with the Deendayal Port Trust and user associations, followed by a joint hearing.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Intended Outcome:** The primary intended outcome of this amendment is to provide continuity and stability in IKLL's operations at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). It aims to prevent any disruption or uncertainty that could arise from the expiration of the existing SOR.
* **Potential Impact:** This extension allows IKLL to continue providing cargo handling services at DPT under the existing tariff structure, avoiding potential financial losses or operational delays. It also gives TAMP sufficient time to thoroughly review and approve the proposed general revision of the SOR.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) notification extends the validity of IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited's (IKLL) existing Scale of Rates (SOR) at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) until 31st March 2021 or the implementation of revised rates, whichever is earlier. This amendment ensures operational continuity for IKLL and prevents potential disruptions while TAMP considers their proposal for a general tariff revision. The notification is significant for IKLL, Deendayal Port Trust, and users of IKLL's services, as it provides a stable tariff framework during the review process.
Key Entities Referenced
TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS: Statutory body responsible for regulating tariffs at major ports in India.
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: Indian legislation governing the administration of major ports.
IFFCO Kisan Logistics LimitedIKLL: Logistics company, formerly known as IFFCO Kisan Bazar Logistics Limited IKBLL, operating at Deendayal Port Trust.
Deendayal Port Trust DPT: A major port trust in India.
T.S. Balasubramanian: Member Finance, TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
Sunil Kumar Singh: Member Economic, TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysMOPSW: Government ministry responsible for ports, shipping, and waterways.
Tariff Guidelines 2019: Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysMOPSW regarding tariffs.
NEW DELHI: Capital of India
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 17] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 11, 2021/पौष 21, 1942
No. 17] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021/PAUSHA 21, 1942
महापत्त न प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
मुंबई, 29 दिसम् बर, 2020
स.ं टीएएमपी/55/2013-केपीटी.—महापत् तन न् यास अजधजनयम, 1963 (1963 का 38) की धारा 48 द्वारा प्रित् त
िजत यों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, महापत् तन प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण एतद्द्वारा िीनियाल पत् तन न् यास (डीपीटी) म ें इफ्फको
दकसान लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड (आईकेएलएल) [पहल े इफ्फको दकसान बािार एंड लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड
(आईकेबीएलएल) के नाम स े ख्य ात थी] के मौिूिा िरमानों की वैधता का जवस्ट् तार, इसके साथ संलग्न आिेि के अनुसार
दकया िाता ह।ै
महापत्त न प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण
मामला सख्ं य ा टीएएमपी/55/2013-केपीटी
इफ्फको दकसान लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड (आईकेएलएल) --- आवेिक
कोरम
(i). श्री टी.एस. बालसुब्रमजनयन, सिस्ट् य (जवत् त)
(ii). श्री सुनील कुमार ससंह, सिस्ट् य (आर्थिक)
आिेि
(दिसम् बर 28 के 2020वें दिन पाररत)
यह मामला िीनियाल पत् तन न्य ास (डीपीटी) म ें इफ्फको दकसान लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड (आईकेएलएल)
[पहल े इफ्फको दकसान बािार एंड लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड (आईकेबीएलएल) के नाम स े ख् यात थी] के मौिूिा िरमानों की
156 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
वैधता के जवस्ट् तार स े संबंजधत ह।ै
2. इस प्राजधकरण न े 15 मई, 2015 के आिेि संख् या टीएएमपी/55/2013-केपीटी द्वारा इस प्राजधकरण द्वारा
अंजतम िरों का अनुमोिन दकए िाने तक अतं ररम प्रिल्ु क व् यवस्ट् था के तौर पर डीपीटी म ें इफ्फको दकसान बािार और
लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमरटड (आईकेबीएलएल) की बाि ि िेटी म ें कागो के प्रहस्ट् तन के जलए िरमान अनुमोदित दकय े थे। उत
आिेि भारत के रािपत्र म ें28 मई 2015 के रािपत्र संख् या 195 द्वारा अजधसूजचत हुआ था।
3.1. तत्प श् चात, इस प्राजधकरण न े 15 िनवरी, 2016 के आिेि संख् या टीएएमपी/55/2013-केपीटी द्वारा
आईकेबीएलएल के िरमान अनुमोदित दकए जिसम ें अतं ररम िरमानों म ें जनधािररत भाग-3 कागो के प्रहस्ट् तन प्रभारों को
लागत की जस्ट्थ जत के आधार पर संिोजधत दकया गया था।
3.2. उत आिेि भारत के रािपत्र म ें 17 फरवरी 2016 की अजधसूचना संख् या 69 द्वारा अजधसजू चत दकया
गया था। उत आििे म ें जनधारि रत िरमानों की वैधता 31 माचि, 2018 तक थी। प्रिान दकया गया अनुमोिन उसके बाि
स्ट् वत: ही व् यपगत हो िाना था िब तक दक इस प्राजधकरण द्वारा उसका जवस्ट् तार जवजिष्ट रुप स े नहीं दकया िाता।
3.3. तत्प श् चात, इफ्फको दकसान लॉजिजस्ट् टस जलजमटेड (आईकेएलएल) (पहल े आईकेबीएलएल के नाम स े
ख् यात) के अनुरोध पर, इस प्राजधकरण न े अपने आिेि संख् या टीएएमपी/55/2013-केपीटी दिनांक 28 अ तूबर, 2020 द्वारा
इसके समाप् त होने की तारीख अथाित 01 अप्रैल 2018 स े 31 दिसम् बर, 2020 तक अथवा आईकेएलएल द्वारा फाइल दकए
िाने वाल े प्रिल्ु क प्रस्ट् ताव के आधार पर संिोजधत िरमान की अजधसूचना के प्रभावी होन े के तारीख तक, िो भी पहले हो,
जवस्ट् तार दकया ह,ै िो रािपत्र संख् या 505 द्वारा 19 नवम् बर, 2020 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें अजधसूजचत की गई थी। िरमान
की वैधता 31 दिसम् बर, 2020 तक जनधािररत की गई ह।ै
4.1. आईकेएलएल ने अपने ईमले दिनांक 13 दिसम् बर 2020, अपने पत्र दिनांक 05 दिसम् बर, 2020 और
तत्प श् चात ईमले दिनांक 16 दिसम् बर 2020 द्वारा पत् तन, पोत पररवहन और िलमागि मंत्रालय (एमओपीएसडब् ल् य)ू द्वारा
िारी प्रिल्ु क दििा-जनिेि 2019 का अनुसरण करत े हुए अपने िरमान म ेंसंिोधन के जलए अपना प्रस्ट् ताव फाइल दकया ह।ै
4.2. आईकेएलएल के िरमानों की वैधता 31 दिसम् बर, 2020 को समाप् त हो रही ह।ै आईकेएलएल ने अपन े
ईमेल दिनांक 13 दिसम् बर, 2020 द्वारा अपने सामान् य संिोधन प्रस्ट्त ाव को अग्रेजषत करते हुए कंपनी के प्रचालन
कायों/गजतजवजधयों को अबाध बनाए रखन े के जलए अपनी जवद्यमान िरमान की वैधता की अवजध का और अजधक जवस्ट् तार
करने के जलए भी अनुरोध दकया ह।ै िरमान की वैधता की अवजध का जवस्ट् तार कब तक दकया िाना ह,ै इस बारे म ें
आईकेएलएल ने दकसी अवजध का उल् लेख नहीं दकया ह।ै
4.3. प्रिुल् क दििाजनिेि 2019 के अतं गित अपने िरमानों म ें संिोधन के जलए आईकेएलएल द्वारा फाइल दकए
गए उत प्रस्ट्त ाव के संिभि म ें यह उल्ल ेख करना प्रासंजगक ह ै दक संबंजधत उपयोत ा/उपयोत ा एसोजसएिनों जनधािररत
परामि ि प्रदिया के एक भाग के रुप म ें आईकेएलएल द्वारा फाइल दकया गया प्रस्ट् ताव िीनियाल पत् तन न् यास को पररचाजलत
दकया गया ह।ै इस मामले म ें संयु त सुनवाई की अभी कोई तारीख जनजश् चत नहीं हुई ह।ै अत: इस मामले पर अंजतम रुप स े
जवचार करने के जलए अभी समय लगगे ा।
5. उपयुि त जस्ट् थजत को ध् यान म ें रखते हुए और आईकेएलएल द्वारा दकए गए अनुरोध को िेखते हुए, और इस
बात को ध् यान म ें रखत े हुए दक आईकेएलएल के जवद्यमान िरमानों की वैधता की अवजध 31 दिसम् बर 2020 को समाप् त हो
रही ह,ै यह प्राजधकरण आईकेएलएल (पहल े आईकेबीएलएल के नाम स े ख् यात) के जवद्यमान िरमान की वैधता का जवस्ट् तार
इसके समाप् त होने की तारीख स े 31 माच,ि 2021 तक अथवा संिोजधत िरमान के कायािन् वयन की प्रभावी तारीख, िो भी
पहले हो, जवस्ट् तार करता ह।ै
टी.एस. बालसुब्रमजनयन, सिस्ट्य (जवत्त)
[जवज्ञापन –III/4/असा./453/2020-21]
TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 29th December, 2020
No. TAMP/55/2013-KPT.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 48 of the Major Port Trusts Act,
1963 (38 of 1963), the Tariff Authority for Major Ports hereby extends the validity of existing Scale of Rates of
IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited(IKLL) (formerly known as IFFCO Kisan Bazar & Logistics Limited (IKBLL)) at
Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) as in the Order appended hereto.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
Case No.TAMP/55/2013-KPT
IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited(IKLL) --- Applicant
QUORUM
(i). Shri. T.S. Balasubramanian, Member (Finance)
(ii). Shri. Sunil Kumar Singh, Member (Economic)
ORDER
(Passed on this 28th day of December 2020)
This case relates to the extension of validity of existing Scale of Rates of IFFCO Kisan Logistics
Limited(IKLL) (formerly known as IFFCO Kisan Bazar & Logistics Limited (IKBLL)) at Deendayal Port Trust
(DPT).
2. This Authority vide Order no. TAMP/55/2013-KPT dated 15 May 2015 had approved Scale of
Rates for handling of cargo at the barge jetty of IFFCO Kisan Bazar and Logistics Limited (IKBLL) at DPT as an
interim tariff arrangement till final rates are approved by this Authority. The said Order was notified in the Gazette of
India vide Notification no. 195 dated 28 May 2015.
3.1. Subsequently, this Authority vide Order No.TAMP/55/2013-KPT dated 15 January 2016 has
approved Scale of Rates of IKBLL wherein Section 3 – Cargo handling charges prescribed in the interim SOR was
revised based on the cost position.
3.2. The said Order was notified in the Gazette of India vide Notification No.69 dated 17 February 2016.
The validity of the SOR prescribed in the said Order is till 31 March 2018. The approval accorded had to lapse
automatically thereafter unless specifically extended by this Authority.
3.3. Subsequently, at the request of the IFFCO Kisan Logistics Limited (IKLL) (formerly known as
IKBLL), the Authority vide its Order No.TAMP/55/2013-KPT dated 28 October 2020 has extended the validity of the
existing Scale of Rates of IKLL from the date of its expiry i.e. for the period from 01 April 2018 till 31 December
2020 or till the date of effect of notification of revised SOR based on the tariff proposal to be filed by the IKLL,
whichever is earlier which was notified in the Gazette of India on 19 November 2020 vide Gazette No.505. The
validity of the SOR is prescribed till 31 December 2020.
4.1. The IKLL vide its email dated 13 December 2020 under cover of its letter dated 05 December 2020
and subsequent email dated 16 December 2020 has filed its proposal for revision of its SOR following the Tariff
Guidelines 2019 issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways(MOPSW).
4.2. The validity of SOR of IKLL is expiring on 31 December 2020. The IKLL, while forwarding its
general revision proposal vide its email dated 13 December 2020, has also requested for further extension of the
validity of its existing SOR for uninterrupted operation/ activities of the Company. The IKLL has not specified upto
what period the validity of the SOR is to be extended.
4.3. With reference to the said proposal filed by the IKLL for revision of its SOR under Tariff
Guidelines 2019, it is relevant to state that the proposal filed by the IKLL has been circulated to the Deendayal Port
Trust and the concerned users/ user associations as part of the prescribed consultation process. Joint hearing in this
case is yet to be scheduled. Hence it will take some time for the case to mature for final consideration.
5. In view of the above position, and in view of the request made by the IKLL, and since the validity of
the existing Scale of Rates of IKLL is expiring on 31 December 2020, this Authority extends the validity of the
existing SOR of IKLL (formerly known as IKBLL) from the date of its expiry till 31 March 2021 or the effective date
of implementation of the revised SOR, whichever is earlier.
T.S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Member (Finance)
[ADVT. III/4/Exty./453/2020-21]
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