Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Ports Bill, 2025

• The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, replacing the Indian Ports Act of 1908.

• The Bill establishes the Maritime State Development Council to promote competition and efficiency in port operations.

• The Bill empowers the government to notify new ports, alter port limits, and formulate a national maritime trade plan.

• Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized the Bill’s strategic intervention to reposition India’s maritime sector for the 21st century.

• The Bill was passed after a brief discussion, despite a DMK and AIADMK debate over a reference to the State government’s handling of minor ports.

• Opposition boycotted the discussion on the Bill, demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Maritime Law Reform is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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