Planning Commission recommends moving Cabinet Note for NCAD Programme |
Written by Ganesh | |
Friday, 09 September 2011 | |
New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratory (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore has done a feasibility study for the National Civil Aircraft Development (NCAD) Programme. It has estimated a requirement of Rs 7555 crore, out of which Rs 4355 crore is for design and development and Rs 3200 crore for series production phase. "The Planning Commission has recommended that CSIR could move a Cabinet Note for in-principle approval of the programme," said Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences. The Programme has two phases: design & development and manufacturing. It is anticipated that industry in the private sector will be involved in both the phases. |
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