It is very unfortunate that most of the people are in the favour of privatisation. I agree there are two sides of a coin but at first place people forgot that government is nothing but an agency/company run by people on the funds collected from the people for their own wellfare. So instead of expecting it to run or make it more efficient,they are thinking to hand over these oppertunities and all the fortunes in hands of few one who can only think about their own growth, profit and whole control about it that is monopolly.I strongly belive that government can do it very effciently if they are forced to do it and if people have proper check on them.If required government can consult indian premier institutes like IIM, IIT for opinion, analysis and its study in all respect.Or if needed most then they can take sloutions from patriot private practicioners like Tata cS, TCE, on which any one can trust.
My last question to all of you... Do you belive in giving oppertunity to any outside person to run your house if that person is more efficient than you?
RE:Should Delhi, Mumbai airports be privatised?
by deepak on Feb 02, 2006 11:02 AM Permalink
its 50 years !!! airports are more or like bus stands...have you ever seen international airports around the world !! you cant expect indian govt to let it's budget focus on such things, let private entrepreuners make a dream airports, let govt invest in better things...
its time for a change and you should be ready to accept the change...!!
RE:Should Delhi, Mumbai airports be privatised?
by Jai Bharat on Jan 31, 2006 06:47 PM Permalink
Sorry, I don't agree with you. Firstly Issue is regarding airport privatisation. which has no parallel to your house. It is just part of your business, like people give their farm on lease for year/ season with crop sharing when they don't have fund to invest in it? or don't have resources. Second - Looking at state of our airports and level of modernisation required, It is too late to give some extra time to AAI for modernisation. It is better to get it done for Mumbai & Delhi through private party and ask AAI to develop other airport matching the same? Lastly - There is no harm to AAI employees even if contract for some airport is handed over to private party because they will get compensation or relief from govt. in all cases?
RE:Should Delhi, Mumbai airports be privatised?
by Venkat Ramanan on Jan 31, 2006 10:43 PM Permalink
Hi Mr. JaiHind, I can see turbulent emotions running in you when you speak of handing over your home to someone efficient. We don't need billions to run our houses and we don't let in foreigners and many Indians pass through our houses everyday. Your comparison is RIDICULOUS and IRRELEVANT.. Out point is we need efficient airports on the likes of Changi or Heathrow. This can definitely NOT be done by AAI or for that matter government of Indian or any private house in India. we need expertise from global airport managers and we definitely have to hand over our airports to them for modernisations. If I may have to follow your analogy, if I know that I will not do the interior of my house well, I will definitely seek an external consultant who will make it very pleasing for me and also for visitors to my house. You cannot ASS-U-ME that the government has all expertise to run the airports on their own, if they had had, why aren't the airports efficient now? Even Dhaka boasts of an efficient airport. Privatisation is the only way! I don't care about erring AAI employees who are good for nothing! Good employees will stay for sure! Only the bad go for strikes and no harm in losing them..
