The Civil Aviation Ministry made a presentation on the Draft National Civil Aviation Policy (DNCAP) to the Consultative Committee of the ministry during a meeting, in which some of members also made suggestions to make it more easier.
The committee, which met here last evening under the chairmanship of Civil Aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju to discuss the draft policy, lauded DNCAP for the thrust it lays on regional connectivity and on making air travel available for the common man in smaller cities at reasonable costs, an official release said today.
The draft policy was released by the Ministry on October 30 and stakeholders were given time till November 30 to give their feedback and suggestions.
A presentation bringing out the objectives and salient features of the draft policy was made before the members of the consultative committee, it said.
The draft policy aims at providing a conducive environment and a level-playing field to various aviation sub-sectors like airlines, airports, cargo, maintenance repairs and overhaul services, general aviation, aerospace manufacturing, and skill Development, the release said.
It also aims to bring air travel within reach of the common man by facilitating regional air connectivity at reasonable rates within the country, the release said.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma also attended the meeting while the Members of Lok Sabha who attended the meeting included A.P. Jithender Reddy, Chandrakant Raghunath Patil, E Ahamed, Jitendra Chaudhury, S. Rajendran, Thupstan Chhewang and Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, the official release said.
The Rajya Sabha Members who attended the meeting included Praful Patel, Vijay Jawaharlal Darda and Vishambhar Prasad Nishad, the release added.
The Ministry would contribute 80 per cent of the VGF,
while respective state governments would chip in with the remaining 20 per cent.
When asked how much levy is likely to be charged, Choubey said, "We are giving final touches to that aspect (levy amount), that will be announced very soon."
The cap on the fares will be applicable on half of the seats and the subsidised fares will be available on first-come first-serve basis.
Proposals would be invited from interested airlines and helicopter operators for starting operations on unserved and under-served routes.
Raju said VGF would be reduced if passenger load factor remains high and would be discontinued after three years when routes become self sustainable.
Airlines interested in participating in RCS would have to provide bank guarantee of Rs 50 lakh per route and will get exclusive rights to fly on the route.
