Substantial increase in allocation to civil aviation

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) The Union Budget today proposed substantial increase in allocation for government-owned airlines.

The total allocation for all public sector enterprises under the civil aviation ministry including Air India, Indian and Airports Authority of India rose from Rs 2,256.36 crore to Rs 12,192.09 crore.

Most of it is meant for fleet acquisition plans of the two carriers.

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