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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Deendayal Port, formerly Kandla Port, is a Major Port on India's Gujarat coast in the Gulf of Kutch, administered as a statutory port authority under central government control.
- Why was Kandla Port developed after independence?
- What is the difference between Deendayal Port and Mundra Port?
- How did the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 change Deendayal Port's governance?
- What cargo dominates Deendayal Port's throughput?

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In 2017 the Union Cabinet, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Shipping, renamed Kandla Port as Deendayal Port to commemorate the centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's birth.

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