Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed a Bill allowing the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) to bid out any new airport at a pre-determined tariff structure.
Replying to the discussion on the Bill, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said,"As many as 16 airports will be in the purview of AERA. All other airports continue to be looked after by the Civil Aviation Ministry."
About Members concerns about jobless employees of some of the private airlines closing down their operations in India, the minister said,"Government cannot assume responsibility of failure of business of private party...the case of Jet Airways is already there in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for resolution."
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