No Rule For Airlines, Airports To Play Indian Music, Clarifies Centre
NDTV
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had on December 27 asked all airlines and airports to consider playing Indian music in their flights and terminals.
The Centre is not planning to make it mandatory for airlines and airports to play Indian music in their flights and terminal premises, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Monday.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had on December 27 asked all airlines and airports to consider playing Indian music in their flights and terminals.
The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) had on December 23 requested Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to promote Indian music in flights operated by Indian carriers.
During the current Parliament session, when Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ambika Soni asked "whether government proposes to make it mandatory for Indian airlines and airports to play Indian classical or light vocal and instrumental music", Mr Singh replied in the negative in his written reply.
