Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Policies to Improve Condition of Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the Ith February 2021)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1760

## POLICIES TO IMPROVE CONDITION OF AIRLINES

1760.

SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whetherthe Government has any policy to improve the miserable condition of Indian Airline companies caused due to tough competetion, cheap fare, costly maintenance and costly fuel and if the details thereof; SO,
- (c) whether the Government has any policy to address the problems of delay
- (b) whether the Gevernment proposes to encourage the use of new technologies and if s0, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

## Minister 0f State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) All efforts have been made to support the aviation sector in the country: Some of the measures taken are as under:
- 2, Provide an efficient Air Navigation System:
1. Provide airport infrastructure through Airports Authority of Iudia and the private operators:
3. Regulate the aviation industry through Directorate General of Civil Aviation to ensure safety standards\_
5. Provide Viability Funding and other concessions to selected airline operators under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Gap
4. Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues.
6. Reduction of Central Excise Duty applicable on ATF from 14% to 11% w.e.f; 11 October 2018 and rationalization of Goods and Services Tax (GST) provisions across aviation services:
8. Modified the requirement for 5/20 and all airlines can commence international operations provided that they deploy 20 aircraft or 20% of total
7. Rationalization 0f Category-I routes under Route Dispersal Guidelines on the basis of criteria given in National Civil Aviation Policy 2016.
- whichever is higher for domestic operations.
10. 100% Direct Investment (FDI) under automatic route allowed in brownfield airport projects. FDI for Scheduled Air Transport Servicel butomatic route For Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), 100% EDI will continue € be allowed under automatic route airlines would be allowed to invest transport services "p to the limit of 49% 0f their up capital, subject to the condition, inter that the scheduled and non-scheduled permit would be granted only to a company substantial operators effective control % which is vested in Tndian nationals ownership and Foreign Foreign paid alia,
- 9 Eiberalized domestic code share points in India within the framework of Air Service Agreements::
- 12GST rate reduced to 5% for domestic Maintenance; (MRO} services; Repair and Overhaul
- 14 Encourage Indian carriers to increase their share in international air
- 15 Route rationalization in Indian airspace in coordination with Indian Air consumption.
- regard are as under:
2. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has (ATC) Automation augmented Air Traffic Control traffic in aviation eSxotems at all major airports to handle the ever-growing sector.
- 4Use of Unmanned Aircraft System (Drones) is promoted for uses, such as agriculture, aerial survelliance; land various lines; mining etc. being
3. Advanced Surface Movement and Guidance Control visibility conditions. Two more ASMGCS are during poor Bhubaneswar procured for being
- A state-of-the art Air Traffic Flow congestion at major airports and airspaces across the country:
4. AAI has established Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast ADS-B) to congestion in terminal airspace at 7 airports: Space based ADS-B Oseanic Coatrol Centre to track flights in Oceanic airspacen
6. Airport Collaborative Decision Making (ACDM) system has been Trvandrum Airports. The ACDM system enables optimal use Of runway and facilitates an efficient departure sequence of air traffic with least average delay:
- 7 In order to identify, adopt aud implement new technologies in implementation of CNSTATM technologies: AAI has entered into develop a roadmap for next 10 years
- (c) Measures taken to address the problem of at major airports include as under: delay
2. ATC Surveillance services units have been commissioned at major Tier-2 cities forsafe, efficient and expeditious handling of aircraft
1. In order to mitigate ef?017 titled "Procedure to be followed to mitigate flight delays' to ensure delays\_and the reasons thereof: delays,
3. Air Space Management technique such a8 Upper Airspace Harmonization are applied to improve efficiency: being
- 5, Category II-B Instrument Landing System (ILS) are in operation at six affected airports for smooth operation during fog fog
- 4 Route rationalization in Indian airspace in coordination with Indian Air consumption.
6. AAI has undertaken Air Traffic System capacity enhancement activities for 45 airports to reduce delays.