Aviation Policy 2015 – Rs. 1500-2000 limit within same state travel, 2000 for 1hour 15 mins airtime instead of 1 hour in draft, new airports states should be given equity, 1 year insurance

•Great work by Aviation ministry, secretaries, PMO, PM on the new draft of aviation policy it was worth its wait. It has covered all areas of aviation sector. Public affected by high fares for short distance & no direct flights to tourist places from metros
•States must be given equity for new airports otherwise it wont be feasible as states have fiscal problems and only AAI taking all revenue for new airports/tier3 not good. States should lead in front for developing new airports with providing free land, water, electricity, security are good concepts. States think airports are not state subject and only centre must invest.
•Flight rates within same state & nearest airport of 2 states which are less than 550 km distance or 1 hour 15 min should be limited to 1500 to reduce dependency on Train Tatkal/premium tickets/3AC/luxury bus tickets for travel for short distance. Rates should be maximum at Rs.1500/2000 for 500 kms instead of Rs.2500 for 1hour as proposed in draft. Travel within same state too costly Example: Mumbai – Pune, Chennai – Trichy, Chennai – Tirupathi by reducing airport development fee of state capital airport/developed airport, service tax, ATF levy, state VAT for travelling within same state from state capital. HAL should develop small aircrafts size of 3-4 buses for short distance travel with profit margin for aircrafts to carry 350-450 passengers.
•Special airports must be identified to boost Indian, religious, international tourists, wildlife parks/sanctuaries, hilly regions, cool areas for summer vacations with flights to airports near tourist spots by flights at least 1 every 1 week from metros with reduced service tax, reduce levy on ATF, tax reduced, airport development reduced to zero/half Example: Shimla, Srinagar, Mysore, Tirupathi, Trichy, Madurai, Pune, Goa, North East – Guwahati, Dibrugarh,Bagdogra, Islands – Andaman, Lakshadweep
•Cost of transit flights within India are too costly it is not fault of ours for non availability of direct flights. Pls help reduce rates
•HAL can get helicopters orders if more helicopters based policy is looked into for tourism, healthcare, state police, etc,. Helipads for tourist movement to hill stations or places in mountains quickly instead of difficult process of road transportation
•2nd or 3rd runway must be developed at highly congested airports similar to global standards like Dubai and Heathrow to handle 2 flights per minute instead of wasting fuel in going around airport and reduce delays
•DFC and 5/20 policy both should be there and airlines must be allowed to choose which policy they want so both can stay it is up to them to choose. Some are comfortable with 5/20 others can choose DFC so both can be brought on board after consultation. 5/20 or DFC policy should not apply for direct flights from airports from where there is currently no direct international flights. One sub-clause you can consider for 5/20 and DFC which can be used by new airlines after 1 year or subject to AAI. For new green field airports post 1 year of airport operation rules will be considered.
•Delay due to VIP/baggage/late check-in/ground staff/bad weather is high. Insurance package for 1 year for frequent travelers.

Bio-Fuel Promotion Board Needed to Reduce CAD & fuel import, Jatropha/ Punnai seeds can be procured by govt to make bio-fuel in large scale in distilleries/breweries/refineries, Price difference of Rs.5 for bio-diesel in all pumps , Brazil successful model

•Indian govt must form separate board for promotion of ethanol/bio fuel from sugarcane/Jatropha oil from Jatropha curcasplant strongly supported by APJ/ oil from Punnai (Tamil name) tree seeds (Calophyllum inophyllum) which grows in India. Board can form various reforms to Govt to implement
•The 2008 National Bio Fuel policy must be revisited & additions to implement at grass root levels. Will reduce inflation, CAD, electricity, travel cost
•If Punnai tree & Jatropha tree can be easily grown by all farmers to run their diesel motors to extract water, if household grow it in their house they need not use electric motors and reduce electricity bill and pump water to tanks by using diesel generators, corporates can save 5% of electricity cost major source of expenditure for them. Govt must give incentives for bio-diesel a level lower than solar/wind energy but a difference of only 1% to reduce dependency on diesel for water pumps, generators in offices/shops, A/C can be run if bio-diesel is used, farmers need not wait for current, power for local villages with generators can be run if all villagers plant in there area instead of distribution problem.
•Govt has given Corporates tax exemption, but must make 5% of electricity consumption from bio-diesel & 5% from solar-wind combination in 1.5 years
•Free Electricity program to farmers can be revisited by these methods of bio-diesel based generators and charging Rs.1/hour to check usage/theft
•The Tax on bio-diesel should be less to keep rates less by Rs.5 at least from normal diesel to have long term impact. Only if state oil companies do this can Indian public and transporters come into bio-diesel usage for buses, lorries, cars, etc,. Either reduce central tax if necessary if states don’t cooperate as oil companies lobbies powerful in entire world. To break them only such concessions of having bio – diesel rate at less than diesel price will help reduce pollution and also Current account deficit will reduce since India major oil importer. Thermal plants can be run if done in large scale
•Cars with bio-fuel no tax for 3 yrs. Indian Railways all diesel trains must move to bio-diesel by 2018 compulsorily no excuse.
•Ethanol based bio-fuel costly but using our country specific plants the cost of 1litre of diesel comes to Rs.10 only and in large scale only Rs.5/litre
•Brazil has been successful in extracting bio-fuel from sugarcane and ethanol. But sugarcane industry already affected in India. So we can use the jatropha and Punnai tree concepts as it is most suitable fro growth in India and much supported by scientists. Lack of policy from Govt to differentiate diesel price compared to normal diesel is the reason for non adoption. BRICS countries can work
•Indian Railways and previous govt announced that jatropha will be planted across railway lines but nothing has been visibly been done.
•Prosopis juliflora - Seemai Karuvelam (tamil), Vilayati Babul (hindi), common thorny bush (English) a shrub which extracts moisture content from air and planted by British to spoil our agricultural wealth is only dotted along our railway lines but if govt can ask our agricultural scientists to find a chemical which can kill these plants and prevent damage to our farmers land as these plants make lands dry also planting punnai and jatropha along railway lines and near railway stations and quarters of railway officials can be used for bio-diesel, space between tracks can be used to grow them and local farmers can use them to get the seeds and supply to railways. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopis_julifloraand https://www.quora.com/Plant-identification/What-is-the-scientific-name-of-this-common-thorn-tree-which-is-prevalent-throughout-India
•Success stories: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/using-bio-fuel-to-run-an-irrigation-pump-for-five-acres/article5835856.ece

Needs of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), TamilNadu to make as a world class city by creating SEZ, jobs, central location of Trichy in TamilNadu if developed will boost 10 districts surrounding it and in future TN and India GDP, New railway line from Thanjavur- Pattukottai via orathanadu, New port at Adirampattinam, Thanjavur district, TN for ship building and port & refuelling along with Sethusamudram

•Tiruchirappalli is a major city in TamilNadu which is primarily a job creator by Railways as it has its key Golden Rock workshop there, BHEL nearby. Most of the jobs generated are focussed on these 2 govt agencies Railways, BHEL, Ordinance Factory, etc,. Since British understood the major capabilities of Trichy as it is poised as central location and calm nature of people here and strong ambitions & willpower to achieve tasks
•If Central Govt on partnership with State govt or independently identify land for developing SEZ it will benefit several districts near Trichy like Thanjavur, Madurai, Thiruvarur, etc,. Trichy is in a central position there is lot of land available as barren lands at places and can be used to develop SEZ of large dimensions for manufacturing, electrical components, Solar powered plant, IT SEZ for start-ups as most of the companies have employees from Trichy and neighbouring districts only.  Hence IT SEZ comes up in Trichy it will benefit many and it will lead to concentration and developed as a world class city as it has an international airport and lot of skilled manpower in nearby area. Power sources are available and the extreme hot climate of Trichy most of the times can be used to generate electricity from solar powered plants, etc,. Most of them in this area tend to go abroad as there is lack of job openings and state govt and industries have focussed on Chennai only. Chennai cant take the load anymore and it is better to have job openings for youth and lot of engineering colleges and diploma colleges here
• IT/Electronics/BPO/Embedded/Robotics/AI/R&D/Start-up’s/Manufacturing/Textile/Handicrafts SEZ with at least 250 acres need to be identified at Trichy, Thiruverumbur, Thanjavur – Trichy - Madurai highway combined as cluster to create IT jobs for large section of youth, core engineering jobs like electronics, embedded can extract knowledge of youth here, mini manufacturing plants for producing small size components of radar, defence needs, defence manufacturing, guns, railway equipment. The BIM famous MBA institute and NIT Trichy must be asked to conceive concept paper on what facilities needed to make a world class city without foreign funds dependency. If necessary UK can be asked for concept paper and funding as it was during British period that the railways boomed in this region. Start-up culture can be promoted to bring back NRI to invest back here. The presence of international airport makes Trichy an international hub and can be developed similar to Hong Kong.
•State govt can help with identifying land if done this area will boost GDP significantly and many youth who are jobless can be given an opportunity. Govt agencies can also setup base in these SEZ to give employment, major car manufacturers can also be asked to make auto components/ancillaries here. Since Israel is strong in agriculture their technology transfer programme can also be started here.
•Creating a new railway line already surveyed by Railway from Thanjavur – Pattukottai via orathanadu may be considered enable many to travel with ease from Trichy and other parts of neighbouring districts. Railway board approved survey in 2012 but work yet to start. Please consider approving project for track laying a demand of this region for several decades and consider for new survey Vedaranyam – historic place where salt march took place parallel to Dandi March by C. Rajagopalachari India’s first Governor General. Hence new route of Thanjavur- Orathanadu – Pattukottai- Adiramapattinam - Vedaranyam of 125 kms for benefit of public, farmers and students. Kodikkarai an important wildlife sanctuary will also attract visitors and boost economy of region which has been backward for several decades as farming has been affected due to non availability of water in Cauvery and not reaching far off regions.
•Adirampattinam in Thanjavur district which was a major port in British period has been ignored as it is close to Singapore, Srilanka and Malaysia. Please consider giving to private or joint PPP model of govt and private to build ships or ports and mainly after completion or hallway through Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project