Cabinet gives approval to AERA (Amendment) Bill

25 Jun 2019 Evaluate

The Union cabinet has given its nod to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) (Amendment) Bill. Under the Act, AERA regulates tariffs and development fee at all major airports. The amendment is expected to allow the AERA to bid out any new airport at a pre-determined tariff structure.

Presently, major airports with an annual capacity to handle one-and-a-half million passengers come under the purview of AERA. If the amendment is passed by the Parliament, the definition of major airports would be changed to any aerodrome which has or is designated to have annual passenger capacity of three-and-a-half million.

The AERA (Amendment) Bill was last cleared by the Cabinet during the Modi government's first tenure in December 2017. However, it could not be passed in last year's monsoon session. As new Lok Sabha has come in place now, the older bill has lapsed. Therefore, the Cabinet approved the bill again so that it can be re-introduced in Parliament for passage.

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