NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public-private partnership (PPP).
Adani Enterprises had won the rights to run six airports — Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati — through PPP model after a competitive bidding process in February 2019.
These six airports are owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Adani Enterprises had signed the concessionaire agreement with AAI for three airports – Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow – on February 14, 2020.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the cabinet has approved the proposal for leasing out Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram airports through PPP model. (AGENCIES)