<p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-107" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-115" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>GANDHIDHAM</b> — The Transport &amp; Dock Workers Union (T&amp;DWU), Kandla—representing over 62% of the workforce at the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA)—has formally submitted a comprehensive memorandum containing an </span><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="205" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Eight-Point Charter of Demands</b><span class="citation-115 citation-end-115" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> to Shri Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, during his official inspection visit to Kandla.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-108" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-114 citation-end-114" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The union delegation, led by senior labor leaders, urged immediate central intervention to resolve long-pending employee welfare, administrative, and service condition matters affecting thousands of dock workers, crane operators, and administrative staff across India’s busiest major port.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Breakdown of the Eight-Point Charter</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-109" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-113 citation-end-113" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The memorandum outlines critical administrative and financial priorities:<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ol start="1" data-path-to-node="7" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-110" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-112" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">DPA Board Representation:</b><span class="citation-112 citation-end-112" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Requesting allotment of the primary Labour Trustee seat on the Deendayal Port Authority Board to T&amp;DWU, citing its clear majority status verified under the official check-off system.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Gandhidham Township Housing Land Policy:</b><span class="citation-111 citation-end-111" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Urging the ministry to grant final clearance for the long-pending Land Policy for Gandhidham Township to facilitate the allotment of residential plots to eligible port employees.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-112" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Old Pension Scheme Coverage:</b><span class="citation-110 citation-end-110" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Seeking extension of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (Old Pension Scheme) to eligible compassionate appointees and long-serving port staff to maintain parity with central government departments.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,3,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-113" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Milestone Performance Recognition:</b><span class="citation-109 citation-end-109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Proposing monetary incentives and commemorative mementoes for dock workers for their direct contribution to DPA achieving historic national cargo milestones of 150 MMT and 160 MMT.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,4,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-114" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,4,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Regularization of Compassionate &amp; Pool Workers:</b><span class="citation-108 citation-end-108" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Demanding the early confirmation and regularization of daily-wage pool workers and compassionate appointees who have completed their mandated service tenure.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,5,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-115" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,5,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Wage Revision Settlement &amp; Pay Stagnation Removal:</b><span class="citation-107 citation-end-107" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Seeking immediate implementation of updated wage revision clauses to eliminate pay scale stagnation for Class III and Class IV port workers.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,6,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-116" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-106" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,6,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Industrial Tribunal Awards Implementation:</b><span class="citation-106 citation-end-106" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Demanding the immediate execution of long-pending Rajkot Industrial Tribunal awards related to employee reinstatement and back-pay benefits.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,7,0" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-117" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-105" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,7,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Gratuity Ceiling Revision:</b><span class="citation-105 citation-end-105" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> Requesting the extension of the enhanced ₹25 lakh gratuity ceiling—currently applicable to Class I &amp; II port officers—to all Class III and Class IV dock workers across major Indian ports.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ol><h3 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Ministerial Response and Operational Outlook</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-118" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-104 citation-end-104" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Minister of State Shantanu Thakur assured the trade union delegation that the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways would examine the charter on a priority basis to ensure prompt resolution.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="13" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> DPA Chairman Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, and senior port officials were instructed to review internal administrative channels to address local grievances without delay.<sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_2ac9e0b6291ba9b7-119" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-103 citation-end-103" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The union reiterated its commitment to maintaining uninterrupted 24/7 EXIM cargo operations, highlighting that resolving worker welfare issues is essential to sustaining Kandla’s record-setting throughput velocity as India's premier bulk and liquid trade gateway.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="14" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></sources-carousel-inline></p>