A SLEW OF INITIATIVES

Apart from the two major issues discussed above, the NCAP incorporates initiatives to revive in consultation with the state governments, the large number of airstrips in the country that are lying in disuse, build new low-cost, no-frills airports through then public-private partnership model even within 150 km of the existing ones, institute dedicated regulations for rotary-wing aircraft, facilitate the growth of the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry through lower taxes or other levies, rationalisation of policy related to ground handling at airports, rationalisation of route dispersal guidelines and measures to boost skill development to meet with future demands of the aviation sector. A number of measures have also been incorporated to enhance convenience of the travelling public through regulation of charges and fees imposed by the domestic airlines on passengers as also to ensure that services offered are fair and consumer-friendly. There are special provisions for the disabled.