The Odisha

G a z e t t e

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 646 CUTTACK, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024/FALGUNA 28, 1945

No. 840—COM-GEN-CORSP-0002/2020-Com.

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

COMMERCE & TRANSPORT (COMMERCE) DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION

The 27th February 2024

SUBJECT— Clarification on Minimum Guaranteed Cargo (MGC) vis-a-vis the Designed Capacity

under the Odisha Port Policy, 2022.

The State Government have formulated the Odisha Port Policy, 2022 to provide guidelines

and direction to take up survey and techno-economic feasibility studies to facilitate private sector

investment for development of port and port based industries with a view towards a Holistic

Development of Maritime Ecosystem in Odisha.

In the said policy, under Clause 6.1.5.2(v), it has been prescribed that “Minimum Guaranteed

Cargo (MGC) for Captive Cargo will be fixed by Government on project-specific basis as

percentage(%) of Designed Capacity”. This provision was placed before the Odisha Maritime

Board and the Board recommended in the meeting held on the 4th November 2023 that a Clarification

to Clause 6.1.5.2(v) of the Odisha Port Policy, 2022 is required to be clarified that “the Designed

Capacity shall mean the Designed Capacity of the Berth(s)”.

After careful consideration of the above recommendation of the Odisha Maritime Board, and

for appropriate interpretation of all stakeholders, Government have been pleased to clarify that

“the Designed Capacity mentioned under Clause 6.1.5.2(v) of the said policy shall mean the

Designed Capacity of the Berth”.

ORDER—Ordered that the Resolution be published in the extraordinary issue of the Odisha

Gazette and copies of the Resolution be forwarded to all Department/all Heads of the Department.

By order of the Governor

USHA PADHEE

Principal Secretary to Government

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