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The data of net surplus before tax for the Major Ports during 2006-07 is as under:-
Name of the Port (Rs. in crores)
Mormugao 40.46
Jawaharlal Nehru 569.14
Kandla 213.18
Cochin 26.66
New Mangalore 109.16
Mumbai 176.47
Visakhapatnam 187.82
Paradip 292.92
Tuticorin 113.45
Chennai 262.78
Kolkata 465.11
Ennore Port Ltd. 34.62
There are approximately 63499 Port & Dock employees/workers working in Major Ports of India.
The wage revision of Class III & IV Port & Dock employees is done through wage settlements between the Port Management and Major Federations of Port & Dock workers under Section 12(3) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The last wage settlement was signed on 2.8.2000 between the Port Management and Labour Federations. It was effected for the period 1.1.1997 to 31.12.2006.
This information was given by the Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri T.R. Baalu in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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