New Delhi:The Central Vigilance Commission has sought response from Civil Aviation Ministry on its alleged move to amend rules to benefit Mumbai and Delhi airport operators to the tune of Rs 2,300 crore.
The action came after a BJP Member of Parliament claimed that the Ministry was trying to change rules which decide beneficiaries of User Development Fee (UDF), a levy on air travellers.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey had said private firms GMR and GVK were given the airports of Delhi and Mumbai respectively in 2006 on the basis of the revenue share which these companies had agreed to give to Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The share was 46 per cent for Delhi airport and 39 per cent for Mumbai's airport.
"I have reliably learnt that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is considering a proposal to amend the aircraft rules so that UDF is taken out of the purview of revenue share of 46 per cent and 39 per cent.
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