Govt spends Rs 36.98 cr on non-operational airports: Reports
03/08/2016 11:01
The Indian Government has said that an amount of Rs 36.98 crore was spent on maintenance of non-operational airports over the last three years while Rs 897.28 crore were spent on 24 additional operational airports from where no scheduled airline is operating. Commenting on the issue, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said, “These airports would start functioning when a scheme for regional connectivity takes off. For this, the government is planning a slew of incentives for airlines so that they begin operating regional flights.” “The total expenditure on the upkeep of the non-operational airports over last three years has been Rs 36.98 crore. This significant amount was being spent from the consolidated fund of India,” he added. As per reports, the Government is working on a regional connectivity scheme for which a lot of consultation is being held and once it becomes working many (non- operational) airports would be put into service.
03/08/2016 11:01
The Indian Government has said that an amount of Rs 36.98 crore was spent on maintenance of non-operational airports over the last three years while Rs 897.28 crore were spent on 24 additional operational airports from where no scheduled airline is operating. Commenting on the issue, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said, “These airports would start functioning when a scheme for regional connectivity takes off. For this, the government is planning a slew of incentives for airlines so that they begin operating regional flights.” “The total expenditure on the upkeep of the non-operational airports over last three years has been Rs 36.98 crore. This significant amount was being spent from the consolidated fund of India,” he added. As per reports, the Government is working on a regional connectivity scheme for which a lot of consultation is being held and once it becomes working many (non- operational) airports would be put into service.
