Srinagar: The directorate general of civil aviation has said the Jammu
and Kashmir government can take initiatives if it wants to bring the
airfare to a desired level.
In its reply to a notice shot by State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) following a petition pleading that as compared to other destinations, hike for travel to Kashmir is totally unfair and by all standards is aimed to scuttle the flow of tourists to the valley, the civil aviation department has put the ball in state government’s court.
“The initiative of state government on reduction of charges under their control like reduction of VAT on fuel uplifted from within the state, underwriting of seats, etc may bring the airfare to desired level. With regard to responsibilities of Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), it is stated that this office has not been delegated powers to control airfare establishing mechanism of airlines,” Lalit Gupta, Joint Director General for director general of civil aviation, has said in his reply to SHRC notice.
25/06/14 Kashmir Dispatch
In its reply to a notice shot by State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) following a petition pleading that as compared to other destinations, hike for travel to Kashmir is totally unfair and by all standards is aimed to scuttle the flow of tourists to the valley, the civil aviation department has put the ball in state government’s court.
“The initiative of state government on reduction of charges under their control like reduction of VAT on fuel uplifted from within the state, underwriting of seats, etc may bring the airfare to desired level. With regard to responsibilities of Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), it is stated that this office has not been delegated powers to control airfare establishing mechanism of airlines,” Lalit Gupta, Joint Director General for director general of civil aviation, has said in his reply to SHRC notice.
25/06/14 Kashmir Dispatch
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