(a) whether the Government has issued any instruction that no contract can be awarded in port related works without floating tenders and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has dissolved port advisory committees in 12 major ports in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it has come to notice of the Government that gross financial irregularities were taking place in all major ports; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?