Jyotiraditya Scindia: Unlike Congress, not driving looking at the rear view mirror

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, speaking at the Republic Summit, said unlike the Congress party, he does not drive with his eye on the rear-view mirror. He also criticised the the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime and highlighted the reasons behind Air India's troubles during the Congress era. “Air India had been the victim of many scams in the past. Wrong aircraft orders, and twisting of rules are our past, but we have to now look at the future. I am not like Congress which drives with its eyes on the rear view mirror. I am looking forward and upward. My job is to serve people and take the aviation industry to heights unknown,” he said. 

Railways is a ‘Sahbhagi’ of Civil Aviation: Scindia

Scindia further called ‘Railways’ a sahbhagi (Partner) of the Civil Aviation in the country and also stated he has a deep-rooted emotional bond with Indian Railways. “If I look at my Sahbhagi, which is the Railways, which is a department very close to my heart, the Railways today transports by First AC and Second AC, which is the only thing that i can compare Civil Aviation with because Airplane is air-conditioned, roughly about 185 million travellers. We transport a 144 million travellers in India today. The change has happened in the last five years.”

However Scindia said the core of the growth lies in the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) that is projected in the Civil Aviation sector in the next few years, “Civil Aviation is going through a CAGR of 10.3 per cent in our country on a compounded basis, railways at 5.6 per cent. The day is not far that more people will travel by CIvil Aviation in the next 5-7 years than by 1st AC and Second AC train in our country.” 

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