Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 10 February 2023
Mr. Mohan Vinod, State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on eighth of February 2023, met Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hon’ble Union Minister for Civil Aviation. Mr. Vinod raised a number of points associated to the Aviation Sector earlier than the Minister.
Mr. Vinod raised the problem of High Air Fares within the Island-Mainland Sector earlier than the Union Civil Aviation Minister. He defined that as a result of excessive airfares, the Islanders are going through lots of issues. He additionally added that tourism is badly affected due to the exorbitant airfares in all sectors connecting Island and Mainland.
He additionally defined to the Union Civil Aviation Minister that the Islanders rely on hospitals within the mainland for specialised medical therapy and care as a result of an absence of ample infrastructure and human assets within the Islands. He added that many sick Islanders are unable to journey to the mainland as a result of non-availability of oxygen cylinders on aircrafts.
Mr. Vinod additionally raised the problem of exorbitant fares for the transportation of stretcher sufferers within the Island-Mainland Sector. He knowledgeable that the current value of transportation for a stretcher affected person ranges from Rs. 1.5 Lakhs to Rs. 2 Lakhs.
He requested the Minister to redress his grievances on precedence for the good thing about the Islanders.
