About Rs 95,000 cr to be invested in aviation sector in next 4 yrs: Scindia

Stressing on the importance of helipads in providing last-mile connectivity, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday urged the states to set up helipads in every district.

The Minister said that 82 helicopter corridors have been identified. He also talked about augmentation of flight training organisation capacity in the country and facilities for engine servicing.

He said the government recently abolished TNFC/RNFC charges in 21 states to encourage helicopter operations. The Minister brought attention to the three recent initiatives unveiled at the recent Heli-India Summit in Srinagar, namely Framing of Guidelines for Fractional Ownership, Project Sanjeevani for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services and Project AKASH.