New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government plans to make the dreams of flying a reality for the aam aadmi. The upcoming civil aviation policy will seek to ensure at least one flight per year for a middle class family, said G Asok Kumar, joint secretary in the civil aviation ministry.
However, Kumar, making the announcement on Tuesday at an event organised by CII and IATA on aviation day, did not elaborate on the ways and means being considered by the ministry to ensure this.
A person with knowledge of the matter said that the policy aims to achieve this by reducing cost and increasing accessibility for people. "It is about doing the same as telecom policy did to telecom in India," said the person, who did not want to be identified.
The ministry, under the new secretary RN Choubey, is rewriting the civil aviation policy, which will be put for discussions by the end of this month. The basic framework of the policy is likely to be decided on Wednesday.
16/07/15 Economic Times
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However, Kumar, making the announcement on Tuesday at an event organised by CII and IATA on aviation day, did not elaborate on the ways and means being considered by the ministry to ensure this.
A person with knowledge of the matter said that the policy aims to achieve this by reducing cost and increasing accessibility for people. "It is about doing the same as telecom policy did to telecom in India," said the person, who did not want to be identified.
The ministry, under the new secretary RN Choubey, is rewriting the civil aviation policy, which will be put for discussions by the end of this month. The basic framework of the policy is likely to be decided on Wednesday.
16/07/15 Economic Times
