March 10, 2025
Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen’s supplementary question on the government’s efforts to promote MRO and aircraft component manufacturing in India

Sir, about 80 per cent of civilian aircraft by airlines in India is acquired on lease, which is much higher than the global average of 53 per cent. With leased aircraft, the lessors demand that airlines conduct maintenance operations at designated sites overseas, which is a big barrier for Indian MRO operations. Moreover, aircraft OEMs need to do move technology transfers with India to allow for boosting of Ministry planning to overcome these constraints to promote MRO and aircraft component manufacturing in India. I also want to know whether the law of the land, labour law, is being maintained in the jobs which have been created by the Ministry in this respect.