Notifications regarding appointment of Ex Officio Members on the Board of Major Ports Authorities

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-22052026-272811 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 354] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026/JYAISTHA 1, 1948 MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (PHRD Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 389(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in partial modification of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 15 (E) dated 06th January, 2025, the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Mukesh Mangal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Chennai Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 390(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 307 (E) dated 13th May, 2025, the Central Government hereby appoints Smt. Preeti Nath, Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri Venkatesapathy S., Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Cochin Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 391(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 482 (E) dated 06th January, 2024, the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Venkatesapathy S., Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri Animesh Bharti, former Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Deendayal Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 392(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 308 (E) dated 13th May, 2025, the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Praveen P. Nair, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri Pradeep Kumar Roy, former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Mormugao Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 393(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 306 (E) dated 13th May, 2025, the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Venkatesapathy S., Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri Rajesh Kumar Sinha, former Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Mumbai Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 394(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 14 (E) dated 06th January, 2025, the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Puneet Agarwal, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri R. Lakshmanan, former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 395(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 1 of Section 3 of the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, (PHRD Division) G. S. R. No. 186 (E) dated 14th March, 2023 the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Praveen P. Nair, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in place of Shri Mandeep Singh Randhawa, former Director, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Visakhapatnam Port Authority with immediate effect and until further orders. [F. No. LB-11013/1/2021-Labour (Part-2)] SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy.