New civil aviation policy to be unveiled soon: Reports

New civil aviation policy to be unveiled soon: Reports
25/04/2016 00:03

The Civil Aviation Ministry has said that it is planning to come out with the new civil aviation policy next month. As per reports, the inter-ministerial consultations on the revised draft policy are progressing and once these are completed, the ministry hopes to give the final touches and move the Cabinet for a nod. Commenting on the issue, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told the media, "I hope the new civil aviation policy will be in place by May."
“Efforts are underway to ensure that the policy is ready at the earliest, possibly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completes its second anniversary on May 20,”he added.
As per reports, more than five months after coming out with the revised draft of aviation policy, the ministry had earlier this month sent it for inter-ministerial consultations.
The draft policy, unveiled in October 2015, seeks to boost the country's aviation sector which has high growth potential.