India's Bold Move to Privatise 11 Tier-II Airports

CosmicTaco · 2025-03-11T10:36:21.878428+05:30

- The Indian government is planning to privatise 11 airports in tier-II cities like Varanasi, Amritsar, Raipur, and Bhubaneswar. - Private operators may get to build shopping complexes, conference centres, and commercial offices around these airports. - The civil aviation ministry is considering amending the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, 1994, to widen the scope of commercial land use. - The government aims to complete the privatisation process by the end of the next fiscal year. - This move is part of a larger plan to monetise 25 airports over four years, targeting ₹20,782 crore. Source: [Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/centre-mulls-expanding-commercial-land-use-for-airports-to-boost-privatisation-report-12961560.html), [The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/wider-commercial-use-of-airport-land-may-be-cleared-for-take-off/articleshow/118858456.cms)

The Indian government is planning to privatise 11 airports in tier-II cities like Varanasi, Amritsar, Raipur, and Bhubaneswar.
Private operators may get to build shopping complexes, conference centres, and commercial offices around these airports.
The civil aviation ministry is considering amending the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, 1994, to widen the scope of commercial land use.
The government aims to complete the privatisation process by the end of the next fiscal year.
This move is part of a larger plan to monetise 25 airports over four years, targeting ₹20,782 crore.

Source: Moneycontrol, The Economic Times