Tech Mahindra will build and maintain an enterprise business system (EBS) to modernise and automate port processes at five Central government-owned ports for Rs. 350 crore including taxes. This is the first such outsourcing deal in the major ports. Tech Mahindra won the contract on a tender issued by the Indian Ports Association to build a common shared platform on behalf of Kolkata Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Chennai Port Trust, Mumbai Port Trust and Deendayal Port Trust (formerly Kandla Port Trust) as per reports. The EBS is aimed at improving India’s ranking in ease of doing business, enabling faster request processing in delivery of services with better turnaround time and reduction in manual intervention/documentation required. The proposed EBS will comprise three core solution components — port operations solutions, standard ERP solutions and auxiliary solutions.