QUESTION 3
GS3
10 marks
Examine the development of Airports in India through joint ventures under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. What are the challenges faced by the authorities in this regard?
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What the examiner wants
Examine the growth of airports under PPP joint ventures and the challenges faced.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Development: Delhi (DIAL) and Mumbai (MIAL) JVs with AAI (2006); greenfield Hyderabad, Bengaluru; 2019 leasing of six AAI airports for 50 years; Navi Mumbai and Noida greenfield≈35 words
- 2Gains: world-class terminals, capacity, service quality, AAI revenue share≈35 words
- 3Challenges: land acquisition, tariff and user fee disputes with AERA, aggressive bids, concentration of airports with one group, state opposition (Thiruvananthapuram), low traffic at regional airports, airline financial stress≈35 words
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Answer plan
PPP modelMilestonesBenefitsChallengesReformsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Writing on aviation sector generally instead of airport PPPs
- No examples of named JVs
Draw this
- Table: airport → PPP partner → year
Value addition
- ExampleIn 2019 the Adani Group won 50-year leases for Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports.AAI, 2019
- LawAirports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 regulates tariffs at major airports.AERA Act, 2008
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Astha Jain · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Ayush Pathak · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Darshana Singh Baghel · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
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