The Maharashtra government Tuesday made some amendments in its port development policy to effectively implement it, including reducing wharfage fee by 50 per cent.
The decisions were taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
A CM Office statement said, "Earlier wharfage fee, which was three times, will be reduced to 1.5 times. For greenfield port or multi-purpose jetty, the concession agreement period has been increased from 35 years to 50 years. For this, the developer has to have 100 per cent capital investment for a period of 35 years and achieve target of 50 per cent cargo handling."
Permission has also been given for import and export of cargo from multi-purpose jetties and cargo handling within the country from captive jetties.
The jetties belonging to Maharashtra Maritime Board can be used for passenger or Ro-Ro (roll on roll off) transport, tourism, marine training and research, the statement said.
In another decision, the cabinet approved a proposal to waive off stamp duty for transfer of government land for public utility purposes.
A scheme of self help groups for minority women in Marathwada and Vidarbha has also been sanctioned, it said.
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