CM Approves Rs.10 Crore For Purchase Of Two New Aircrafts For Patiala & Amritsar Civil Aviation Clubs
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana Aviation Club To Be Upgraded Next Year Chandigarh, September 29, 2015: In a bid to professionalize the training of flying as a promising career, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today gave...
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Sep 29, 2015 09:30
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Ludhiana Aviation Club To Be Upgraded Next Year
Chandigarh, September 29, 2015: In a bid to professionalize the training of flying as a promising career, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today gave approval for purchase of two new aircrafts for Patiala and Amritsar Civil Aviation Clubs at a cost of Rs.10 crore.
Presiding over the first meeting of the Punjab State Civil Aviation Council (PSCAC) here at Chief Minister’s Office this morning, the Chief Minister asked the Civil Aviation department to ensure functioning of Aviation Clubs at Patiala and Amritsar on the modern lines to be spruced them up with latest equipment in terms of these new aircrafts. Mr. Badal also directed the department to undertake renovation and up-gradation of the flying club at Ludhiana during the next year.
Taking part in the deliberations, the CEO of the Council apprised Mr. Badal that the academic session of the upcoming Punjab State Aeronautical Engineering College (PSAEC) in the premises of existing flying club Patiala, with an intake capacity of 60 students would begin from 2017, adding he said the state-of-the-art Aeronautical College would impart the best practical training to the students in flying and ground repair. He informed that the college would be imparting degree level engineering programs and was being constructed at cost of Rs. 26 crore under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
It may be recalled that the facilities at Patiala would produce hi-tech pilots, diploma level mechanics and degree level engineers. A diploma institute called Punjab Aircraft Maintenance College (PMEC) is also being revived as it had shut down due to lack of equipment as per Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) norms. The requisite equipment has since been purchased and inspected by DGCA team and the intake capacity of this institute is 30 students per year.
The Chief Minister also asked the Technical Education Board and Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) to immediately release requisite funds for the purchase of two new aircrafts, of which one aircraft would be multi engine as per the guidelines issued by the DGCA. Likewise, the Chief Minister also gave go ahead for the recruitment of teaching faculty and other requisite staff in PSAEC so as to ensure its functioning in smooth and result oriented manner.
Prominent amongst others who attended the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. S K Sandhu, Principal Secretary Finance Mr. D P Reddy, Principal Secretary Technical Education Mr. M P Singh, Secretary Higher Education Mr. A. Venu Prasad, Secretary Expenditure Mr. Jaspal Singh, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister-cum-Director Civil Aviation Mr. Gaggandip Singh Brar, CEO PSCAC Mr. APS Virk and Advisor Civil Aviation Mr. Abhay Chandra.
Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
