## Report on Extension of Validity for Scale of Rates of Salt Land at Deendayal Port Trust
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification extending the validity of the existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for Salt Land at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). This amendment extends the existing rates from January 5, 2021, to July 4, 2021, or until revised rates are implemented, whichever is earlier. The extension includes a 2% annual escalation. The core purpose of this extension is to avoid a lapse in applicable rates while the DPT finalizes a revised lease rental proposal.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a notification concerning the extension of the existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for Salt Land at Deendayal Port Trust (DPT). This analysis is based solely on the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment:** This notification amends the existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for Salt Land at Deendayal Port Trust.
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective of this amendment is to extend the validity of the current SOR for Salt Lands at Kandla of Deendayal Port Trust, ensuring continuity in lease rental charges. This extension prevents a gap between the expiry of the previous rate structure and the implementation of revised rates.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The current SOR for Salt Land at Kandla had expired on January 4, 2021. The Deendayal Port Trust requested an extension while it finalizes a revised lease rental proposal for Salt land. The revision process has been delayed due to ongoing assessments of land market value. Without this extension, there would be no legally defined rate for these leases. This amendment provides a temporary solution to avoid a lapse in applicable lease rates.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is an amendment, and the key change is the extension of the existing Scale of Rates:
* **Original Policy Element Affected:** The validity period of the existing Scale of Rates (SOR) for Salt Land at Kandla, previously set to expire on January 4, 2021.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The existing rate structure is extended from January 5, 2021, to July 4, 2021, or until the effective date of a revised SOR based on a tariff proposal to be filed by the DPT, whichever is earlier. The amendment also maintains the existing 2% annual escalation of the lease rentals.
* **Difference/Effect of Change:** The original SOR would have expired, potentially causing legal and practical complications in lease management. The extension maintains a valid rate structure, ensuring continued revenue generation and avoiding a vacuum. The 2% annual escalation continues to apply during the extended period, further clarifying the applicable lease rates. The new rates are expected to be applied retrospectively.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* **Deendayal Port Trust (DPT):** As the port authority responsible for managing the Salt Land at Kandla, DPT is directly impacted by the extension and the requirement to submit a revised lease rental proposal.
* **Lessees of Salt Land at Kandla:** Businesses and individuals leasing salt land at Kandla will be directly affected by the extended rates and the continued 2% annual escalation. Their lease costs will remain consistent with previous arrangements until the new rates are implemented.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* **Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP):** Responsible for approving and extending the SOR.
* **Deendayal Port Trust (DPT):** Responsible for filing a revised lease rental proposal by May 31, 2021, and implementing the extended rates.
* **Timelines/Procedures:**
* The existing SOR is extended from January 5, 2021, to July 4, 2021, or until the new rates are implemented, whichever is earlier.
* DPT is required to file its proposal for revision of lease rent for salt land before May 31, 2021.
* The lease rentals to be fixed for the Salt lands at Kandla based on the proposal to be filed by the DPT in this regard shall have to be given retrospective effect, as requested by the DPT.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this amendment is to ensure the continuous application of a valid rate structure for Salt Land leases at Kandla. This prevents disruptions in revenue collection for DPT and provides clarity for lessees. The amendment allows DPT sufficient time to finalize its revised lease rental proposal while maintaining a legally sound framework for existing leases.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification extends the existing Scale of Rates for Salt Land at Deendayal Port Trust, addressing a potential lapse in valid lease rates. This extension, valid from January 5, 2021, to July 4, 2021, or until new rates are implemented, includes a 2% annual escalation and provides a temporary framework for lease management. This action ensures continuity and stability for both the Deendayal Port Trust and the lessees of Salt Land at Kandla. It is significant because it demonstrates a proactive approach to maintaining regulatory clarity and avoiding potential financial disruptions while a more comprehensive revision is undertaken.
Key Entities Referenced
Tariff Authority for Major Ports: A regulatory body that extends the validity of the existing Scale of Rates of Salt Land of Deendayal Port Trust.
Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: The legal act under which the Tariff Authority for Major Ports exercises its powers, specifically Section 49.
Deendayal Port Trust: A major port trust whose Scale of Rates of Salt Land is being extended.
Mumbai: City in Maharashtra, where the notification was issued.
T.S. Balasubramanian: Member Finance of QUORUM.
Sunil Kumar Singh: Member Economic of QUORUM.
Kandla: Location of Salt land for Deendayal Port Trust.
Policy Guidelines on Land Management, 2015: A set of policy guidelines used by DPT for assessing the market value of land.
New Delhi: A location in India where the document was uploaded and published.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 154] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 12, 2021/चत्रै 22, 1943
No. 154] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021/CHAITRA 22, 1943
महापत्तन प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण
अजधसचू ना
मुंबई, 18 माचच, 2021
स.ं टीएएमपी/79/2015-केपीटी.—महापत्तन न्यास अजधजनयम, 1963 (1963 का 38) की धारा 49 द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, महापत्तन प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण, दीनदयाल पत् तन न् यास की लवण-भूजम की दरों के मौजूदा
दरमानों की वैधता में सलं ग्न आदेिानुसार जवस्ट् तार करता ह ै
महापत्त न प्रिल्ु क प्राजधकरण
मामला स.ं टीएएमपी/79/2015-केपीटी
दीनदयाल पत्तन न्यास - - - आवदे क
गणपर्तू त
(i). श्री टी. एस. बालसब्रु मजनयन, सदस्ट्य (जवत्त)
(ii). श्री सनु ील कुमार ससह, सदस्ट्य (आर्तथक)
2168 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
आदेि
(माच,च 2021 के 16वें ददन पाररत)
यह मामला, दीनदयाल पत् तन न् यास (डीपीटी) की लवण-भूजम की दरों के मौजूदा दरमानों की वैधता के जवस्ट्तार
से संबंजधत ह ै
2.1. कांडला म ें लवण-भूजम के मौजदू ा दरमानों को जपछली बार प्राजधकरण के आदेि संख्या टीएएमपी/79/2015-
केपीटी ददनांक 02 मई 2016 द्वारा अनुमोददत दकया गया था, जजसे भारत के राजपत्र में 26 मई 2016 को अजधसूजचत
दकया गया था आदेि में दरमानों की वैधता 04 जलु ाई 2020 तक जनधाचररत की गई थी
2.2. तदनंतर, डीपीटी के अनुरोध पर, कांडला में लवण-भूजम के मौजूदा दरमानों की वैधता म,ें इस प्राजधकरण के
07 जसतम्बर, 2020 के आदेि संख्या टीएएमपी/79/2015-केपीटी के द्वारा, 6 महीन े की अवजध के जलय े यानी 05 जलु ाई
2020 से 04 जनवरी 2021 तक या डीपीटी द्वारा दायर दकये जाने वाल े प्रिल्ु क प्रस्ट्ताव के आधार पर संिोजधत पट्टा
दकराया की अजधसूचना की प्रभावी तारीख तक, जो भी पहल े हो, जवस्ट्तार दकया गया था उि आदेि म ें डीपीटी को
अनुरोध दकया गया था दक वह लवण भूजम के पट्टा दकरायों म ें संिोधन के जलए अपना प्रस्ट्ताव 15 अिूबर 2020 से पहल े
दायर करे
2.3. अब डीपीटी ने 24 ददसम्बर, 2020 के अपने पत्र में यह दोहराते हुए यह जनवेदन दकया ह ै दक डीपीटी ने भूजम
प्रबंधन नीजत ददिाजनदिे ों के उपबंध 13(v) के अनुसार भूजम के बाजार-मूल्य का आकलन करने के जलए भूजम मूल्यांकक की
जनयुजि के जलए प्रस्ट्ताव आमंजत्रत करन े के जलए ददसंबर 2019 के दौरान कारचवाई िरूु की और पत्तन द्वारा इसकी जांच की
जा रही ह ै इसजलए, डीपीटी ने कहा ह ै दक 05 जुलाई 2020 से लाग ू संिोजधत दरों को अंजतम रूप देने म ें कुछ समय
लगगे ा इसजलए, डीपीटी ने मौजूदा दरमानों की वैधता में 4 जनवरी 2021 से आग,े 2% वजृ ि के साथ, और 6 महीन े की
अवजध के जलये अथाचत 5 जनवरी 2021 से 4 जुलाई 2021 तक बढाने का अनुरोध दकया ह ै
3.1. उपरोि के मद्देनजर और कांडला म ें मौजूदा लवण भूजम की अवजध की वैधता 4 जनवरी 2021 को समाप्त हो गई
ह ै और डीपीटी द्वारा दकए गए अनुरोध के आधार पर, यह प्राजधकरण डीपीटी की कांडला में लवण भूजम के मौजूदा दरमानों
की वैधता का 5 जनवरी 2021 से 4 जुलाई 2021 तक तक या संिोजधत दरमानों के कायाचन्वयन की प्रभावी तारीख तक,
जो भी पहले हो, जवस्ट्तार करता ह ै डीपीटी को सलाह दी जाती ह ै दक वह 31 मई 2021 से पहले लवण भूजम के जलए
पट्टा-दकराया में संिोधन के जलए अपना प्रस्ट्ताव दायर करे
3.2. इसके अजतररि, सरकार द्वारा जारी 2014 की संिोजधत भूजम नीजत ददिाजनदेि, जजनके आधार पर डीपीटी की
लवण भूजम के जलए दर संरचना को मई 2016 में इस प्राजधकरण द्वारा अनुमोददत दकया गया, में यह जनधाचररत ह ै दक इस
प्राजधकरण द्वारा स्ट्वीकृत पट्टा दकराया को तब तक 2% प्रजतवर्च की दर से बढाया जाएगा जब तक प्राजधकरण द्वारा उनम ें
संिोधन नहीं कर ददया जाता ह ै इस प्राजधकरण द्वारा मई 2016 में पाररत आदेि में भी इस संबंध में एक जवजिष्ट ित च
जनधाचररत की गई ह ै चूंदक मौजूदा दर संरचना में दकराया में पहल े से ही उस समय तक और सरकार द्वारा जारी
ददिाजनदेिों के अनुसार जब तक दक दरों में इस प्राजधकरण द्वारा संिोधन नहीं कर ददया जाता ह ैं और डीपीटी के अनरु ोध
के अनुसार, 2% वार्तर्क दर स े वृजि जनधाचररत ह,ै डीपीटी के कांडला में लवण भूजम के जलए दर संरचना की जवस्ट्ताररत
वैधता अवजध के दौरान 2% की वार्तर्क वृजि जारी रहगे ी
3.3. हालांदक, इस संबंध में, यहां यह उल्लेख करना प्रासंजगक ह ै दक 2% की इस वार्तर्क वृजि के साथ मौजूदा पट्टा
दकराया में वैधता म ें यह जवस्ट्तार, वतचमान पररदश्ृ य म ें जनवाचत से बचन े के जलए केवल एक अनजं तम व्यवस्ट्था ह ै इस संबंध म ें
डीपीटी द्वारा दायर दकए जान े वाले प्रस्ट्ताव के आधार पर काडं ला म ें लवण -भूजम के जलए जनधाचररत दकए जान े वाल े पट्टा
दकराया को पूवच-व्यापी प्रभाव ददया जाए, जैसा दक डीपीटी द्वारा अनुरोध दकया गया ह ै
4. पररणामत:, और ऊपर ददए गए कारणों से यह प्राजधकरण दीनदयाल पत्तन न्यास की कांडला में लवण भूजम की
मौजूदा दर सरं चना की वैधता अवजध का डीपीटी द्वारा दायर दकए जान े वाल े प्रिल्ु क प्रस्ट्ताव के आधार पर 05 जनवरी
2021 से 04 जुलाई 2021 तक या संिोजधत पट्टा दकराया की अजधसूचना की प्रभावी तारीख, जो भी पहले हो, तक
जवस्ट्तार करता ह ै डीपीटी को सलाह दी जाती ह ै दक वह अपना प्रस्ट्ताव लवण भूजम के पट्टा दकराया में संिोधन के जलए
31 मई 2021 से पहले दायर करे
टी. एस. बालसुब्रमजनयन, सदस्ट्य (जवत्त)
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./18/2021-22][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 18th March, 2021
No. TAMP/79/2015-KPT.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 49 of the Major Port
Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963), the Tariff Authority for Major Ports hereby extends the validity of the
existing Scale of Rates of Salt Land of Deendayal Port Trust as in the Order appended hereto.
Tariff Authority for Major Ports
Case No. TAMP/79/2015-KPT
Deendayal Port Trust - - - Applicant
QUORUM
(i). Shri. T.S. Balasubramanian, Member (Finance)
(ii). Shri. Sunil Kumar Singh, Member (Economic)
ORDER
(Passed on this 16th day of March 2021)
This case relates to the extension of the validity of the existing Scale of Rates of Salt Land of
Deendayal Port Trust (DPT).
2.1. The existing Scale of Rates (SOR) of Salt land at Kandla was last approved by the Authority vide
Order No. TAMP/79/2015-KPT dated 02 May 2016 which was notified in the Gazette of India on 26 May
2016. The Order prescribed the validity of the SOR till 04 July 2020.
2.2. Subsequently, at the request of the DPT, the validity of the SOR of Salt lands at Kandla was
extended vide Order No. TAMP/79/2015-KPT dated 07 September 2020 for a period of six months from 05
July 2020 till 04 January 2021 or the date of effect of notification of the revised lease rentals based on the
tariff proposal to be filed by the DPT, whichever is earlier. In the said Order, the DPT was also requested to
file its proposal for revision of lease rent of Salt land by 15 October 2020.
2.3. Now, the DPT has, vide its letter dated 24 December 2020, reiterated its submission that the DPT
has initiated action inviting offers for appointment of land valuer for assessing the market value of land as
per provision 13(v) of Policy Guidelines on Land Management, 2015 during the month of December 2019
and same is under examination by the port and therefore the finalization of revised rates applicable with
effect from 05 July 2020 will take some time. Hence, DPT has requested to extend the validity of the
existing SOR beyond 4 January 2021 i.e. for further period of six months from 05 January 2021 till
4 July 2021 with 2% escalation.
3.1. In view of the above and since the validity of the exiting SOR of Salt lands at Kandla has expired on
04 January 2021 and based on the request made by the DPT, this Authority is inclined to extend the validity
of the existing SOR of the Salt Lands at Kandla of the DPT from 05 January 2021 till 04 July 2021 or the
effective date of implementation of the revised SOR, whichever is earlier. The DPT is advised to file its
proposal for revision of lease rent for salt land before 31 May 2021.
3.2. Further, the revised Land Policy Guidelines of 2014 issued by the Government based on which the
rate structure for Salt lands of DPT has been approved by this Authority in May 2016 stipulate that the
lease rentals approved by this Authority shall be escalated by 2% per annum till they are revised by the
Authority. The Order approved by this Authority in May 2016 also prescribes a specific condition in this
regard. Since the existing Rate structure already prescribes annual escalation @ 2% in the lease rentals till
such time the rates are revised by this Authority and in line with the guidelines issued by the Government
and as requested by the DPT, the annual escalation @ 2% will continue to apply during the extended
validity period of the rate structure for Salt lands at Kandla of DPT.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
3.3. However, in this regard, it is relevant to mention here that the extension of the existing lease rentals
with an annual escalation of 2% is only a provisional arrangement to avoid a vacuum in the current
scenario. The lease rentals to be fixed for the Salt lands at Kandla based on the proposal to be filed by the
DPT in this regard shall have to be given retrospective effect, as requested by the DPT.
4. In the result, and for the reasons given above, and based on a collective application of mind, this
Authority extends the validity of the existing rate structure of Salt lands at Kandla of Deendayal Port Trust
from 05 January 2021 till 04 July 2021 or the date of effect of notification of the revised lease rentals based
on the tariff proposal to be filed by the DPT, whichever is earlier. The DPT is advised to file its proposal
for revision of lease rent for salt land before 31 May 2021.
T. S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Member (Finance)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./18/2021-22]
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