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Gujarat ₹260 cr bill: ₹62 cr on upkeep, ₹198 cr on new plane

The New Indian Express Thrissur

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March 22, 2025

BY its admission, the Gujarat government has spent nearly ₹260 crore on aircraft purchase and maintenance, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious seaplane project remains grounded despite heavy investment.

- Dilip Singh Kshatriya @ Ahmedabad

Grilled by Congress MLAs in the state Assembly on Friday, the government revealed it bought a new aircraft for ₹197.90 crore in 2019 and has spent ₹61.97 crore on fuel, parking, rent, and pilot and staff salaries in the last two years.

The overheads stood at ₹23.38 crore between February 2023 and January 2024, soaring to ₹38.58 crore the following year.

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