Rs 20.8 crore spent on maintenance of Gujarat govt aircraft in 2 years

Gandhinagar: During Friday’s budget session of the state assembly, the Gujarat government informed that it had spent Rs 20.8 crore in maintenance and operation expenses over a period of two years on a new jet aircraft that was purchased on November 21, 2019, for Rs 197.90 crore.

In reply to another question by Porbandar MLA Arjun Modhwadia, the government revealed that a total of Rs 36 crore was spent on the operation and maintenance of the two airplanes and a helicopter that the government owns between November 2019 and December 31, 2022.

Additionally, the Minister of Civil Aviation Balvantsinh Rajput answered a question from Jamalpur MLA Imran Khedawala, stating that between February 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023, its old turboprop aircraft was used on 125 occasions, its helicopter on 178 occasions, and its new jet aircraft on 183 occasions. Between February 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022, the government incurred expenses of Rs 4.03 crore on maintenance, pilot, and other staff, and in the same period of 2022-2023, the expenses were Rs 4.02 crore. DeshGujarat