CM Meets Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation

Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje met the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha on Thursday at New Delhi. The CM suggested the Union Minister that due to security concerns Airport Authority of India (AAI) should not permit highrise buildings in the areas surrounding Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur airports. Even if NOC was granted, it should be in consultation with the local administration, she said.

Smt. Raje underlined the need for allotment of and for constructing a VIP terminal near State Hanger in Jaipur. She also suggested for an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for direct air travel services for Jaipur by Emirates Airlines. She said that as per an agreement between India and UAE signed in year 2007, airlines were authorized to operate air travel services for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Cochin, Hyderabad, Thiruanantpuram, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.

The CM said that Emirates Airlines was willing to start a direct flight from UAE to Jaipur, for which the 2007 agreement needed to be reviewed. This flight service would benefit Rajasthani staying in Arab countries a lot and relations of both the countries would strenthen.
Smt. Raje further demanded for resuming the air travel services on Delhi-Jodhpur,-Mumbai and Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur-Aurangabad-Mumbai sectors, which were closed since long. She asked for restart of Air India flight services connecting various cities of Rajasthan. She also highlighted the need for connecting state’s capital Jaipur with other parts of the country through air services.

The CM and Shri Sinha also discussed the possibilities of use of airstrips all across the districts in Rajasthan for the central government’s ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ scheme.

Principal Secretary General Administration Department Shri PK Goyal attended the meeting.

Jaipur/New Delhi, 28th October 2016