Maharashtra Govt to develop 10 airports soon: Reports
23/08/2016 10:32
The Maharashtra Government has said that it has decided to develop 10 airports as part of the Centre's regional connectivity scheme, and a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between the state, Civil Aviation Ministry and the Airports Authority of India. Commenting on the issue, an official from the General Administration Department said, “The cabinet decided to develop airports at Shirdi, Amravati, Gondia, Nashik, Jalgaon, Nanded, Solapur, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in the first phase.” Under the national policy on civil aviation, the Centre will provide funds and also assist the state governments in developing essential infrastructure for the airports. The Centre will bear 80 per cent of Viability Gap Funding (VGF). According to the official, the state government will reduce the Local Body Tax (LBT) on air fuel from the existing 10 per cent to 1 per cent for a period of 10 years.
