The Major Ports Adjudicatory Board (MPAB) has been constituted by the Central Government under Section 54 (1) of the Major Port Authorities (MPA) Act, 2021 on ________.

The mandate of the MPAB is to discharge the functions listed in Section 58 (1) of the MPA Act i.e. to adjudicate any disputes / differences or claims relating to Major Ports and PPP concessionaires or Captive users within the framework of Concession Agreement, to appraise, review the stressed PPP projects and to suggest measures for revival, to look into complaints of Port Users against the services rendered by Major Ports or the Private operators, to suggest or advice on reference made by Central Government / Major Ports on port operations.