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The Land Ports Authority of India [a] or LPAI is a statutory body (created through the Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010) working under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing border infrastructure in India. [2]
The Indian Ports Association was formed in 1966 [2] for controlling the operation of 12 major ports. [3] [4] It works under the supervision of Ministry of Shipping and was formed with the objective of undertaking research related to planning and organisation, [5] fixing wages of staff working in the 12 ports [6] and making efforts on promoting technical and economic situations relating to ports.
The National Shipping Board is an Advisory Body on matters related to shipping and shipping infrastructure (ports). As India gained its independence in 1947 shipping had become very important for the growth of India as the Shipping Laws were created by old British law it had to be revised and in 1958 when the Merchant Shipping Law was consolidated and the opportunity was taken to provide for ...
Currently there are 13 "major ports" in India, and all except Ennore Port are administered by a Port Trust Board. Ennore Port is a public company limited by guarantee, and fully owned by the national government. The ports with a Port Trust Board are: Mumbai [2] Kolkata [3] Chennai [4] Kandla [5] Jawaharlal Nehru Port (near Mumbai) [6] Mormugao [7]
According to Constitution of India, maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha ...
The port employs around 2,600 employees and has about 4,000 pensioners. [2] The Mormugao Port Authority (MPA), which operates the port, is the largest employer in the Vasco region and has a complete mini-township in Headland Sada which includes schools, residential complexes and amenities (like a hospital) for employees of the Port. [3]
Land Port Authority may refers to; Bangladesh Land Port Authority; Land Ports Authority of India; Pakistan Land Port Authority This page was last edited on 2 ...
Land Ports Authority of India; M. Maitri Setu This page was last edited on 6 January 2010, at 04:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...