Declaration of Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international airports

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for declaring the Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international airports to fulfill the long pending demand of people as well as the State Governments of Odisha and Manipur.

Declaration of these airports as international airports will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism and economic development of the region and the country.

Background:

Biju Patnaik Airport or Bhubaneswar Airport belongs to Airport Authority of India and is suitable for operation of Code `D` aircraft of type B-767-400. The airport is also equipped with facilities for night operations, runway 14/32 of dimension 2743m X 45m, apron to park six aircrafts and navigational aids. A new domestic terminal building with all modern amenities for handling 400 arriving and 400 departing passengers has been constructed and inaugurated in March 2013. The modification/renovation of the existing domestic terminal building into international terminal building with an area of 6264 sqm. suitable for handling international operations has been completed. Six check-in-counters, custom counters and immigration counters are being provided and the requisite facilities of customs, immigration, health services and animal and plant quarantine at the airport have also completed.

Imphal Airport belongs to Airports Authority of India and is suitable for `C` type (A-320/321) of aircrafts operations in all weather conditions. Major facilities including night operations, runway of dimension 2746m X 45m, Apron to park 3 nos. A-320 and 1 No. ATR-72 at a time, terminal building having an area of 6592 sqm. modified to integrated terminal building, navigational aids, nineteen check-in-counters, custom counters, immigration and sufficient space for health services and animal and plant quarantine are being provided at the airport.

7TH CPC- TERMS OF REFERENCE- LATEST POSITION

Dear Comrades,

                         The Government of India had convened a meeting of the staff side representatives on 24.10.2013 to discuss the terms of reference. The meeting took place at 3.00 PM on 24th under the chairmanship of Secretary, Personnel. Besides the points mentioned above the staffs raised many other matters connected with the setting up the CPC. viz the inclusionof labour Representative as  a member of the commission; the anamalous situation brought about by the Grade pay based MACP scheme; the requirement of a mechanism to settle the 6th CPC related anomalies; the need to allow the proposals of Cadre review to be examined by the Government independently without referring it to CPC; to have membersin the Commission who have gained expertise to impart to the Commission the nuances and functional requirements of various Departments; to relook at the new Pay Structure brought in by the 6th CPC in the light of the experience between 2008 to 2013 etc.

Sd/-

Sri Sarada Prasad Das

Divl Secretary