New Delhi: A BJP MP has red flagged an alleged move by the Civil Aviation Ministry to benefit airport operators in Mumbai and Delhi to the tune of Rs 2,300 crore by amending existing rules that decides benefits of User Development Fee (UDF).
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey said private firms GMR and GVK were given the airports of Delhi and Mumbai respectively in 2006 on the basis of the revenue share which these companies had agreed to give to Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The share was 46 per cent for Delhi airport and 39 per cent for Mumbai's airport.
"I have reliably learnt that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is considering a proposal to amend the aircraft rules so that UDF is taken out of the purview of revenue share of 46 per cent and 39 per cent.
16/07/13 PTI/Economic Times
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In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey said private firms GMR and GVK were given the airports of Delhi and Mumbai respectively in 2006 on the basis of the revenue share which these companies had agreed to give to Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The share was 46 per cent for Delhi airport and 39 per cent for Mumbai's airport.
"I have reliably learnt that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is considering a proposal to amend the aircraft rules so that UDF is taken out of the purview of revenue share of 46 per cent and 39 per cent.
16/07/13 PTI/Economic Times
