Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu made an important statement on air tickets during a private member’s motion in the Lok Sabha. He said that the government cannot impose a cap on air fares throughout the year. Demand increases during the festive season, causing fares to rise. “We are asking airlines to increase their capacity during the busy festive season,” he said. “We also impose fare limits when necessary. We used our powers during the Maha Kumbh Mela, Pulwama attack and Indigo crisis.” Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that under the Fare to Leisure scheme, fares on 25 routes across the country are fixed and cannot be increased. Actually, Shafi Parambil introduced a private member’s bill. After discussion, Minister Ram Mohan Naidu responded and said that the bill aims to control air tickets. However, Shafi Parambil withdrew it. Indigo crisis raised in Rajya Sabha Meanwhile, during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, members raised the issue of Indigo crisis. Aam Aadmi Party MP Vikramjit Singh Sahni said that the DGCA had issued a circular on flight safety in January, explaining pilot flight regulations. This was according to international safety standards. The first phase was implemented in July. The second phase was recently implemented, and everyone saw its results. Whatever the problem, safety must not be compromised. He claimed that 65 percent of air traffic is handled by two airlines. Without blaming, we must see that it is everyone’s responsibility. When banks, power plants etc. Faced with NPA or NCLT, the government restructures them, but this has not happened in the case of airlines. Whatever the problems of the airline, people’s safety should not be compromised. Chandrashekhar raised the issue of sugarcane farmers. Meanwhile, Congress MP GC Chandrashekhar raised the issue of sugarcane farmers in Karnataka. He said, “Farmers in North Karnataka are protesting and demanding fair prices for their crops.” The crisis was further exacerbated by discrimination in the allocation of ethanol for 2024-2025. The state got less ethanol. Meanwhile, BJP MP Arun Singh raised the issue of problems faced by tribal communities due to lack of roads. Share this story Tags