New Delhi: The government’s ambitious plan of making flying affordable through the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) requires states to participate, too. For which, the civil aviation ministry plans roadshows in state capitals and in cities identified under the scheme.
According to a ministry official, rather than having celebrity faces, this will aim to build awareness, beside a dialogue process with state governments. “We will have hoardings and other forms of out-of-home advertising efforts,” the official said.
The roadshows might start in August, after the government concludes the process of stakeholder consultation on the scheme.
The need for states to coordinate in these matter is seen in the recent example of the new airport near Durgapur. Government-owned Air India started operating from the Bengal Aerotropolis-run airport but has since stopped all flights, complaining the state government has been unable to pay the Viability Gap Funding for over two months. “We owe around Rs 5 crore on account of VGF from the state and despite writing multiple times, we have not got any response,” says a senior AI official.
28/06/16 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
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According to a ministry official, rather than having celebrity faces, this will aim to build awareness, beside a dialogue process with state governments. “We will have hoardings and other forms of out-of-home advertising efforts,” the official said.
The roadshows might start in August, after the government concludes the process of stakeholder consultation on the scheme.
The need for states to coordinate in these matter is seen in the recent example of the new airport near Durgapur. Government-owned Air India started operating from the Bengal Aerotropolis-run airport but has since stopped all flights, complaining the state government has been unable to pay the Viability Gap Funding for over two months. “We owe around Rs 5 crore on account of VGF from the state and despite writing multiple times, we have not got any response,” says a senior AI official.
28/06/16 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
