AAI grapples with 29 Idle Planes, engages P&W amidst SC woes

25 Dec 2023 CW Team

At present, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has 29 idle airplanes at its owned and managed airports. The AAI actively follows up with airlines to dispose of these idle aircraft, and a security deposit/bank guarantee of approximately Rs 7.3 billion is held against these assets, as mentioned by Minister Scindia.

In response to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha, Minister Scindia highlighted that 95% of the grounded aircraft in India are attributed to engine supplier P&W, which is experiencing supply chain issues. The government has been in direct communication with P&W to address the situation. Additionally, Minister Scindia mentioned that Indian carriers are expanding their fleets with the induction of more aircraft.

In a separate written reply, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh stated that the AAI is implementing big data-based security appliance systems that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to predict and analyse cyber threats for enhanced protection against cyber-attacks.

Infrastructure Urban

13 Mar 2026

Implementation Status of Jal Jeevan Mission

Since August 2019 the Government has implemented Jal Jeevan Mission to provide assured potable water through household tap connections in rural India. At the start of the mission only 32.3 million (mn) rural households, representing 16.7 per cent, were reported to have tap water connections. States and union territories have reported that 125.8 mn additional rural households have since been provided with tap connections. As a result, of about 193.6 mn rural households roughly 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water supply at home.\n\nThe State, district and village level st..

Jal Jeevan Mission Reaches Eighty One Per Cent Rural Coverage

The Government reported substantial progress under the Jal Jeevan Mission, launched in August 2019 to provide tap water to every rural household. At launch only 32.3 million (mn) rural households had tap connections and states and Union territories reported provision of 125.8 mn additional households by March 2026. Consequently, out of about 193.6 mn rural households around 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water at home. The Finance Minister announced extension of the mission until 2028 in the 2025-26 budget speech. The Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, launched in October 20..

Empowering Local Governance for Sustainable Rural Water Supply

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has aligned the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with the 73rd Amendment to strengthen village level planning and community ownership of water supply. Gram Panchayats, village water and sanitation committees and Pani Samitis are to plan, implement, manage and maintain piped water systems, with gram sabha processes formalising handover and oversight. Implementation support agencies including non government organisations, community based organisations and self help groups have been empanelled to train local committees and promote women participation. Under JJM, the department ..