மாநில அரசுகளின் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இயங்கும் சிறு துறைமுகங்களின் நிர்வாகத்தை முறைப்படுத்துகிறோம் என்று சொல்லி மாநில அரசுகளின் அதிகாரத்தைக் குறைக்க...

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin dispatched urgent formal letters to Chief Ministers of all nine coastal states in the country, appealing for united resistance against the draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 circulated by the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Stalin warned that under the pretext of streamlining maritime administration, the proposed legislation systematically centralizes decision-making and usurps the statutory powers currently exercised by state maritime boards over non-major and minor ports.

The Chief Minister highlighted that the draft bill proposes transferring crucial regulatory, developmental, and tariff powers from autonomous state maritime authorities to a centrally dominated Maritime State Development Council. Stalin cautioned that this draconian centralization would stifle regional port entrepreneurship, delay infrastructure clearances, and deprive coastal states of vital revenues generated through coastal industrial corridors. He urged all maritime states to lodge strong formal objections and demand the withdrawal of the bill during the upcoming council meeting.

Stalin timely representation demonstrated vigilant guardianship of state economic interests and administrative sovereignty. By alerting fellow Chief Ministers to subtle statutory encroachments, Stalin protected regional maritime development and reaffirmed Tamil Nadu leadership in safeguarding constitutional federalism.