Further opening of domestic flight ops will depend on COVID-19 situation, passenger demand: Aviation Minister
In the wake of the pandemic, scheduled domestic operations were suspended from March 25, 2020, and resumed in a calibrated manner from May 25, 2020. Currently, the operations have been opened up to 80 per cent of the summer schedule 2020. Further, opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing COVID-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that further opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing COVID-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel.
Updated Feb 03, 2021 · 10:58 pm Leaders including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and celebrities such as Akshay Kumar and Karan Johar have tweeted against the global criticism following Rihanna s tweet. | PTI, Reuters
Several celebrities and central government ministers on Wednesday tweeted using two hashtags coined by the Ministry of External Affairs in response to global criticism of the Centre’s handling of the farmers’ protests. The ministry had warned against the “temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments”. The two hashtags are #IndiaAgainstPropaganda and #IndiaTogether.
Using the hashtags, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said propaganda cannot affect India’s unity or stop the country from attaining new heights.
Amid persisting concerns in certain quarters about leasing out of six airports, the government on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that Per Passenger Fee (PPF) was the bidding parameter and based on the PPF offered by the winning bidder for these aerodromes, AAI will earn Rs 904 crore profit in 2020-21. Recently, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) awarded six airports Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru for operations, management and development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) for 50 years. Adani Group has won the bids for the six airports. The per passenger fee was the bidding parameter. It was estimated that on the basis of the PPF offered by the winning bidder for six airports, AAI will earn a profit of Rs 904 crore for the year 2020-21 as against estimated profit of Rs 530 crore had it been operated by AAI itself, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply.
The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that further opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing COVID-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel. In the wake of the pandemic, scheduled domestic operations were suspended from March 25, 2020, and resumed in a calibrated manner from May 25, 2020. Currently, the operations have been opened up to 80 per cent of the summer schedule 2020. Further, opening up of the domestic scheduled operations is subject to prevailing COVID-19 situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply.
Extension of tax holiday on investment in affordable housing until March 2022 to boost realty sector: Hardeep Singh Puri
A portal launch for migrant workers has also been proposed under Budget 2021 which will collect relevant information on gig, building and construction workers.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri
The proposal to continue with the tax holiday on investment in affordable housing in Budget 2021, interest deduction of an additional Rs 1.5 lakh to promote housing until March 2022 and the tax exemption for affordable rental housing complexes will boost the real estate sector, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said.