Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that expansion of air services, will create a better environment for investment in the State and for new opportunities for development and progress. With Jyotiraditya Scindia becoming new Union Civil Aviation Minister, expectations of the people of State have increased from the aviation sector. The expansion of air services will boost tourism activities in the state. There is also ample scope for expansion of Aviation Academy and in the Maintenance and Repair Operations sector in the State.

 

From Mantralaya, CM was addressing the virtual inauguration of the new air services by Spice Jet from Gwalior and Jabalpur on Friday. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the programme from Delhi. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and Jabalpur MP Rakesh Singh participated from New Delhi.

 

State Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar and Water Resources Minister Tulsi Silawat and Gwalior MP Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar were present in the programme organised in Gwalior. Spice Jet air services was launched by Chief Minister Chouhan and Union Minister Scindia from Gwalior to Pune, Ahmedabad and Mumbai and from Jabalpur to Surat. The airline will operate three days a week from Gwalior to Pune and four days a week between Gwalior and Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Air service facility will be available between Jabalpur and Surat for three days a week. Chief Minister said that there is an urgent need of international connectivity for Indore and Bhopal, later it can be extended to Gwalior and Jabalpur. With the increase of air services, tourism activities in Khajuraho, Mandu, Bhim Baithka, Ujjain, Omkareshwar, Maihar, Datia, Chitrakoot etc. will get a boost in the state. Helicopter service is needed for Pachmarhi and national parks. Citizens of country will benefit from UDAN Yojana launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to operate flights from small cities.