Role of the Central and State Governments
- The role and functions of the Central Government as contained in the various statutes and the preceding sections extend to the following matters;
a. Investment in airport infrastructure
b. Clearance of Greenfield airport projects
c. Airspace management, safety and security of airports
d. Bilateral air services agreements, including those involving international cooperation for modernization and upgradation of airports
e. Licensing of airports and ATC personnel
f. Environmental aspects and removal of obstructions around airports
g. Approval of aeronautical charges
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation will try to facilitate the speedy clearance of projects from different Ministries.
- The State Governments will deal with the following aspects:
a. Acquisition of private land and allotment of government land
b. Supply of water and power, and provision of sanitation and sewage services
c. Provision of surface access through multi-modal linkages
d. Prevention of environmental pollution
e. Maintenance of law and order
f. Protection of airports from encroachments and vandalism.
- In case Government land is allotted by a State Government for an airport owned by a private party, it may be made available at the same rate as is charged from other industrial ventures in the State.
- Government will ensure that legislative and administrative mechanisms for speedy acquisition of land are devised.
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation will liaise with the State Governments in order to ensure provision of all these essential services and basic facilities. The State Civil Aviation Secretaries will act as coordinating officers for single-point liaison with all the State-level departments and authorities.