(a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards the news-item captioned `Duty free shops at new International Airports may go to UAE company` appearing in the Economic Times dated November 07, 2002; and
(b) whether the Government propose to reconsider this decision and encourage any public/private Indian exterprise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )
(a) :- Yes, Sir.
(b) :- On invitation of Global tenders for setting up of duty free shops at Lucknow, Varanasi, Guwahati and Amritsar Airports and additional duty free shops at Trivandrum Airport, four parties had purchased the tender documents and only one party submitted the bid. The work is likely to be awarded after completion of all the prescribed criteria.