(a) whether the Government have any proposal to include Veraval Port as one of the free port;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government have any proposal to include Veraval Port as one of the free port;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK )
(a) to (c) : Veraval is a Minor Port in Gujarat and as per the provisions of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, the responsibility of Minor Ports lies with the State Government concerned who have administrative control on such ports. This Ministry does not notify any port as a free port.