Cabinet OK’s leasing out three major airports of AAI

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the proposals for leasing out three major airports — Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru — of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) through public-private partnership (PPP) with Adani Group. Earlier this year, the Adani group had won the bids to operate the three airports for a period of 50 years. Gautam Adani led group had also won the bids to operate the Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports, owned by the AAI.

The AAI had chosen the winner on the basis of the “per-passenger fee” offered by the bidders. Principal Spokesperson of the Government of India Sitanshu Kar said on Twitter, “Cabinet approves proposal for leasing out of three airports viz. #Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru of Airports Authority of India through Public Private Partnership.

Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi also approved the long standing demand of paramilitary officers for upgrading their cadre. Cabinet “approved the proposal for Grant of Organised Group ‘A’ Service (OGAS) to Group ‘A’ Executive Cadre Officers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and extension of benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) and Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG),” said Government in statement.