Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government will soon have the powers of registration,
survey and certification of Indian fishing boats, irrespective of
their size or length.
This comes in the wake of Union Government taking a decision to
delegate the powers to states and union territories. Ministry of
Shipping said a required gazette notification was issued on August 20,
2014 to that effect, by the Ministry of Shipping under the provisions
of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
Earlier, fishing boats less than 20 meters long were required to be
registered with the state governments or union territories whereas
those above 20 meters in length were registered by mercantile marine
departments under the Directorate General of Shipping.
As per the notification, the powers in respect of registration, survey
and certification of Indian fishing boats stand delegated to the
secretaries in charge of the Department of Fisheries of respective
state governments or the Administrators in the case of Union
territories.
Officials of the state government will be the Registrars of the Indian
fishing boats for the purpose. The decision to decentralise these
functions is in consonance with the resolution emerged at the 14th
meeting of the Maritime States Development Council held in Mumbai on
January 7 and 8, 2013. This will strengthen the maritime
administrations of the states and union territories.
The fishing community will benefit from ease of business through
reduction in transaction time and costs, accessibility of services at
the local level and convenience, according to a shipping ministry
release.
Guidelines are being issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, to
facilitate the discharge of these functions by maritime states or
union territory administrations, in a harmonised manner, the release
added.
Tamil Nadu government will soon have the powers of registration,
survey and certification of Indian fishing boats, irrespective of
their size or length.
This comes in the wake of Union Government taking a decision to
delegate the powers to states and union territories. Ministry of
Shipping said a required gazette notification was issued on August 20,
2014 to that effect, by the Ministry of Shipping under the provisions
of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
Earlier, fishing boats less than 20 meters long were required to be
registered with the state governments or union territories whereas
those above 20 meters in length were registered by mercantile marine
departments under the Directorate General of Shipping.
As per the notification, the powers in respect of registration, survey
and certification of Indian fishing boats stand delegated to the
secretaries in charge of the Department of Fisheries of respective
state governments or the Administrators in the case of Union
territories.
Officials of the state government will be the Registrars of the Indian
fishing boats for the purpose. The decision to decentralise these
functions is in consonance with the resolution emerged at the 14th
meeting of the Maritime States Development Council held in Mumbai on
January 7 and 8, 2013. This will strengthen the maritime
administrations of the states and union territories.
The fishing community will benefit from ease of business through
reduction in transaction time and costs, accessibility of services at
the local level and convenience, according to a shipping ministry
release.
Guidelines are being issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, to
facilitate the discharge of these functions by maritime states or
union territory administrations, in a harmonised manner, the release
added.
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