In pursuance of the national aviation policy 2016 and regional connectivity scheme of the Union government, UP government has promulgated the ``Civil aviation promotion policy 2017 of UP’’. The policy aims at connecting the underserved and unserved airports. Under the Regional connectivity scheme (RCS) of the Center, an MOU has been sighed between the state government and the Union aviation ministry.
A state government release here on Sunday said the aim of the ` ``Civil aviation promotion policy 2017 of UP’’ is to create a conducive business environment, provide adequate incentives for the development of robust civil aviation infrastructure and to aid in attracting investments to realize the untapped potential in the aviation sector. The release said the policy aims to improve the air connectivity through development of new routes under RCS by providing incentives and also to facilitate inter- connectivity of non-RCS airports of U.P.
UP governments policy aims to realize the full potential of tourism by linking major state tourist destinations with rest of India and the world and to facilitate trade and generation of employment opportunities. The policy aims to give a boost to agro -exports, other perishable goods, manufacturing and e-commerce businesses in UP by supporting the development of air cargo hubs and fulfillment centers.
The policy will support the growth of aviation sector by developing human resource and generate direct, indirect and induced employment opportunities
in the sector and also facilitate the growth of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in the state.
As per the current scenario of civil Aviation in U.P, the passenger air traffic in UP has grown in the year 2016 - 17 by 30 % to 6.1 million passengers on a year on year basis whereas air cargo has witnessed a negative growth from 5.91 MMT (million metric tons) during year 2015 -16 to 5.89 MMT during 2016-17.