New Delhi: The central government on Tuesday said it has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services taking into account the need for air transport services of different regions of the country including North Eastern (NE) states.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Paban Singh Ghatowar told the Lok Sabha that according to these guidelines, all scheduled operators are required to deploy in the North Eastern Region, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep (Category-II routes) at least 10% of their deployed capacity on trunk routes (Category-I routes).
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