"Safety, Security Paramount": Aviation Minister Over Multiple Flight Snags
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Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that Value Added Tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was 4 per cent, except in Mumbai and Pune, where it was 25 per cent.
Safety and security were "paramount" in the aviation sector and the civil aviation ministry had instituted a "very ambitious and aggressive" annual surveillance plan (ASP) of 3,709 checks for 2022-23, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in Pune on Friday.
The civil aviation minister was replying to queries from the media on recent multiple incidents of technical snags involving aircraft.
"Safety and security were paramount. The primary responsibility (of aircraft safety) is with the airline and also with the regulator. The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) and the civil aviation ministry lay complete stress on safety and security," he said.
"In 2019-20, the DGCA's ASP resulted in 2,275 checks being conducted across all aspects of civil aviation. During COVID-19, there was not much civil aviation activity. This year (2022-23), we have instituted a very ambitious and aggressive ASP of 3,709 checks. By the end of July, we have completed 1,862 checks," Mr Scindia informed.
