The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation met outside Delhi for the first time since 2017, under the leadership of Minister Shri Ram Mohan Naidu, reflecting the Government’s approach of taking discussions closer to the regions.
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Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu chairs Consultative Committee of Civil Aviation in Mysuru
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation met today in Mysuru, Karnataka. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Shri Murlidhar Mohol.
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Highlighting the transformation brought about by UDAN, the Minister said, “In the last ten years, we invested around ₹10,000 crore in airport development and Viability Gap Funding for the airlines.
We are now taking this ambition to a new scale with unprecedented award of ₹28,840 crore under the Next Phase of UDAN.”
The FTO ecosystem has expanded from 32 FTOs in 2020 to 41 in 2026, while flying bases have increased from 32 to 63.
The Committee also discussed the transformation of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) with substantial increase in aircraft utilization, averaging 1,765 flying hours per aircraft annually higher than the global benchmark of around 1,500 hours.
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