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AAI airports are leased out in public interest: Union Minister VK Singh

Airports of state-owned AAI are leased out in the public interest for their better management, and the revenue received from them is also utilised for the development of airport infrastructure across the country, Union Minister VK Singh said on Monday. Currently, there are 13 airports that are being operated under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Out of them, 8 airports belong to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the remaining 5 belong to the respective state governments. "Implementation of PPP at airports has been a success story... PPP at airports has also helped AAI in enhancing its revenues and focusing on developing airports at Tier-II and Tier-III cities," Singh, who is the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, told Rajya Sabha. In written replies, he said that airports of AAI are leased out in the public interest for their better management, utilising private sector efficiency and investment. There are 146 operational airports, water aerodromes and heliport

Congress' opposition to Agnipath scheme politically motivated: V K Singh

Union Minister and former Army Chief General V K Singh (retd) on Tuesday attacked the Congress over its opposition to the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme calling it 'politically motivated'

VK Singh slams protestors over Agnipath scheme, says no compulsion to join

Amid violence over the 'Agnipath' scheme, Union minister and former Army chief General V K Singh (retd) slammed the protesters saying if they don't like the new policy for recruitment into the forces

Opposition creating controversy on Agnipath by provoking people: VK Singh

Union minister and former Army chief General VK Singh (retd) accused opposition parties of creating a controversy over the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence forces by provoking people

More lives are lost in road accidents than in war: MoS Gen VK Singh

India loses more people in road accidents than in a war, Union Minister General (retd) V K Singh said on Friday. Addressing an event organised by industry body Assocham, Singh said road safety is the most important issue which the government needs to tackle. "More than 1.35 lakh people lose their lives due to road accidents every year...this number of people whom we lose every year (due to road accidents), is worse than fighting a war," the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways said. The minister lamented that unfortunately, road safety is considered something that comes once a year. "We have road safety week. We upgraded it to road safety month," he said, adding his view is that it should be a 365-day affair. "It's not confined to one week, it is not confined to a month because there is so much at stake," Singh emphasised. According to recent government data, total 3,66,138 road accidents occurred in India during 2020, causing 1,31,714 deaths.

Incorporating newer tech for better, cost-effective roads: VK Singh

The Union minister of state for road transport and highways also stressed on the importance of consensus between the Centre and the states to ensure development

Scindia, VK Singh inaugurate mega 'Yog Prabha' event at Safdarjung airport

Common Yoga Protocol, Lecture on Yoga by an expert, Yoga Demonstration will be some of the activities to be undertaken at the event

Ukraine: Puri, V K Singh, Rijiju leave for Europe to oversee evacuations

Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Gen VK Singh (Retd) on Tuesday flew to Budapest and Warsaw respectively to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine

4 ministers to visit Ukraine's neighbours to arrange Indians' evacuation

Centre on Monday decided that ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel to Ukraine's neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation, govt sources said

Nitin Gadkari to review 500 stuck, delayed projects worth Rs 3 trillion

Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh will also attend the meeting

Def Ministry's decision on Army Chief ethically wrong:VK Singh

Def Ministry's decision on Army Chief ethically wrong:VK Singh

Taking steps to gain access to Jadhav: VK Singh

A Pakistan military court had on April 10 sentenced Jadhav to death