New Delhi: Hardeep Singh Puri, who has been appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has his job cut out for him.
A career diplomat, Puri also holds additional charge of Housing, Urban Affairs and Commerce and Industry all of which should help him take a holistic view of the civil aviation sector.
KC Singh, a former diplomat and Puri’s batch mate, feels that the new Minister is taking over at a “challenging time” as one airline has shut down and a question mark hangs over the future of Air India but adds that Puri will bring basic common sense into how civil aviation operates globally.
He points out that the new Minister has wide experience in trade related matters as Puri has had a stint in the World Trade Organization and has handled trade issues which should help him in his new assignment.
Welcoming Puri’s appointment, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said it expects structural reforms in the sector to be undertaken with speed and clarity. Among the issues that it feels need to be looked at include the privatisation of Air India, speedier resolution of the Jet Airways crisis, inclusion of Aviation Turbine Fuel in the GST regime, liberalisation of the bilateral regime and relaxing the tax regime for the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul sector.
31/05/19 Business Line
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A career diplomat, Puri also holds additional charge of Housing, Urban Affairs and Commerce and Industry all of which should help him take a holistic view of the civil aviation sector.
KC Singh, a former diplomat and Puri’s batch mate, feels that the new Minister is taking over at a “challenging time” as one airline has shut down and a question mark hangs over the future of Air India but adds that Puri will bring basic common sense into how civil aviation operates globally.
He points out that the new Minister has wide experience in trade related matters as Puri has had a stint in the World Trade Organization and has handled trade issues which should help him in his new assignment.
Welcoming Puri’s appointment, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said it expects structural reforms in the sector to be undertaken with speed and clarity. Among the issues that it feels need to be looked at include the privatisation of Air India, speedier resolution of the Jet Airways crisis, inclusion of Aviation Turbine Fuel in the GST regime, liberalisation of the bilateral regime and relaxing the tax regime for the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul sector.
31/05/19 Business Line
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