New Delhi: The Modi government’s policy to take states on board has put a spanner on the new civil aviation policy with as many as 24 states opposing a proposal to develop only six international airports in the country.
The civil aviation ministry’s plan to develop Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad as international hub airports has seen stiff resistance even from BJP-ruled states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Punjab (in partnership with Shiromani Akali Dal). The opposition has delayed the announcement of the policy which was initially scheduled for notification by the end of January this year.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has communicated to the civil aviation ministry that no such proposal should be considered at the cost of harming connectivity out of other states.
“Their contention is that since most Indian airlines have their bases out of Delhi and Mumbai, to what extent can such a proposal restricting access of foreign carriers out of other states help? Even if such a policy is being considered to help Indian carriers, MP has said it should not be done at the expense of international connectivity out of other states”, said an official in the ministry of civil aviation who did not wish to be identified.
03/04/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Indian Express
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The civil aviation ministry’s plan to develop Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad as international hub airports has seen stiff resistance even from BJP-ruled states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Punjab (in partnership with Shiromani Akali Dal). The opposition has delayed the announcement of the policy which was initially scheduled for notification by the end of January this year.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has communicated to the civil aviation ministry that no such proposal should be considered at the cost of harming connectivity out of other states.
“Their contention is that since most Indian airlines have their bases out of Delhi and Mumbai, to what extent can such a proposal restricting access of foreign carriers out of other states help? Even if such a policy is being considered to help Indian carriers, MP has said it should not be done at the expense of international connectivity out of other states”, said an official in the ministry of civil aviation who did not wish to be identified.
03/04/15 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Indian Express
