[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The purpose of ease of doing business is barely being served by the new Merchant Shipping Bull introduced in the Parliament, the shipping community is learnt to have written to the Parliament.
The purpose of ease of doing business is barely being served by the new Merchant Shipping Bull introduced in the Parliament, the shipping community is learnt to have written to the Parliament. A few months ago, the Narendra Modi government decided to repeal the 58-year old Merchant Shipping Act, and introduce the new Merchant Shipping Bill. But according to information received by The Sunday Guardian, the institutes and stakeholders in merchant shipping have written to the Parliamentary committee that the bill in its present form in counter-productive for ease of doing business. “If anything, it will only hamper ease of doing business. There are so many crucial topics that have not been written about,” a former senior official of Directorate General of Shipping revealed.
“While it has gone in great depths to legislate on certain topics, it has left many crucial topics without even mentioning them. That is likely to cause confusion and chaos. So we have appealed that the current bill should be repealed. We have also submitted suggestions to the Parliamentary Committee to make amends to the bill,” Captain Philip Mathews, chairman and master of The Company of Master Mariners of India, said.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
