Pranab panel to vet aviation policy

New Delhi: The Centre today set up a group of ministers under external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee to study the civil aviation policy.
This follows differences among various ministries on the details of the policy.
There was no consensus on the carving out of the air traffic control department from the Airport Authority of India, allowing more private carriers to fly abroad and taking over large chunks of airspace from the Air Force.
The differences had cropped up at a cabinet meeting last month. It was then decided to set up a group of ministers. The group includes agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, railway minister Lalu Prasad, home minister Shivraj Patil, defence minister A. K. Antony, law minister H. R. Bharadwaj and finance minister P. Chidambaram.
Other members are urban development minister Jaipal Reddy, shipping and transport minister T. R. Baalu, tourism minister Ambika Soni, minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
02/07/07 The Telegraph

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Categories: General Aviation Jul 2007