There has been a newspaper report about the government asking all ministers to travel by Air India only to help it tide over recession. When the government allows multiple carriers in the Indian skies how justified is this action? This means directly giving the national carrier an unfair advantage. These are probably the kinds of things that make organizations uncompetitive - they know that they can look forward to government bailouts.
The private sector airlines had threatened not to fly and promptly received stern warnings from the government about the same. I am not supporting this act by the private airlines. But by giving out such orders what image is the government exactly trying to portray of the competitive arena in India?
This is just one point. Another is the wasteful expenditure incurred because of our ministers. The newspaper report said that this order is expected to generate revenues of 2000 crores!!! Why exactly are our ministers flying around so much? This is money that you and I pay as taxpayers. I would hate to see my money being wasted on the whims and fancies of our netas.
The private sector airlines had threatened not to fly and promptly received stern warnings from the government about the same. I am not supporting this act by the private airlines. But by giving out such orders what image is the government exactly trying to portray of the competitive arena in India?
This is just one point. Another is the wasteful expenditure incurred because of our ministers. The newspaper report said that this order is expected to generate revenues of 2000 crores!!! Why exactly are our ministers flying around so much? This is money that you and I pay as taxpayers. I would hate to see my money being wasted on the whims and fancies of our netas.
2 comments:
may be this is a corrective action.......
Look, Air India + Indian Airlines/Indian reached to such a sad state only because of netas......they got free passes free trips in and out of India. Then , once they got the taste of blood - they started taking their families and relatives to 'official' tours......and then the air-line got sucked and screwed up to an un-imaginable state.
So now, the Govt of India is syaing that - whatever it be....you have to fly on this flight. You can't take any other flight (or else we will have to give money to them as well, later).
so I guess, this is more of a corrective action. Moreover....Our Netaas dont deserve to fly in Kingfisher......so they have been made to forcefully travel in the sarkaari vimaan :)
You have point. But there are others like Shashi Tharoor and SM Krishna who though they were staying in 5 star hotels were paying out of their pocket. It would be nice to see honest netas for a change :)
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