Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia here on Thursday announced a 100 day plan designed especially for the country’s civil aviation sector. Scindia said that the plan has been prepared after extensive consultations. While talking to media peraons, Scindia said that the plan would focus on 16 areas, out of which 8 would relate to policy matters and 4 to reforms. Scindia added that among the other areas, six heliports would be developed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN. A new policy for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities has also been announced.
The Union Minister also said that the construction of the Khushi Nagar airport has been completed while construction of airport in Jewar has commenced. He added that the airports in Agartala and Dehradun will be undergoing major expansion programs.
On the COVID-19 pandemic, the minister said that, like many other sectors, the civil aviation sector too has been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and is slowly coming on the recovery path. He added that despite the pandemic expansion of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademy has been completed and that 93% of pilot licenses has been issued.