Bill seeking to develop smaller airports passed
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021, which aims to promote the development of smaller airports, and seeks to group airports together to improve their attractiveness to investors, was approved by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid protests by opposition parties over the Pegasus snooping issue.
This will now pave the way for the bill to become a law. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on July 29 and will now need President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent.
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposed to amend the definition of ”major airport” under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 (AERA Act), was tabled by the civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on the floor of the House.
