Rajya Sabha passes Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 ensuring autonomy to 12 big ports New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020, ensuring autonomy to 12 major ports in the country. The Bill sought to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in the country and provide greater autonomy to these ports, replacing the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. The legislation provides for the creation of a Board of Major Port Authority for each major port and to replace the existing Port Trusts. While replying the debate on this Bill, the Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, "Would a patriot oppose this Bill? This Bill is not for privatisation of ports.