Assam aside, other states are yet to show interest in UDAN International, aviation secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint
Assam govt has expressed
interest in connecting Guwahati airport with several South East Asian
destinations, said aviation secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey
Hyderabad: The success of the regional connectivity
scheme, or UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), has prompted the government to
extend the scheme for international flights, aviation secretary Rajiv Nayan
Choubey said.
The Assam government has expressed
interest in connecting Guwahati airport with several South East Asian
destinations, he added.
“The Assam government has expressed
interest to invest Rs100 crore a year, for three years, (a total of Rs300
crore) to start flights to South East Asian destinations,” Choubey said at the
Wings India 2018, adding the central government will only facilitate the
bidding process for UDAN International for which the money will have to be invested
by the state government.
However, other states are yet to
show interest in UDAN International, Choubey added.
The civil aviation ministry is also
in the process of amending the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
Act, which will reduce the role of airport regulator in fixing tariffs while
allowing private developers to monetize land, Choubey said, adding the
government is working on a new concession model agreement, which should be out
in the next six months.
Concession model agreement is a framework
or guideline that defines the incentives private operators get in running an
airport.
The government also plans to amend
the Airports Authority of India Act to allow developers of brown field airports
to monetize city-side land, a practice currently not permissible, which has
resulted in lack of private sector investment.
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