IAF transported 604 tonnes currency notes post DeMo

March 28, 2017 18:02

A total of 604 tonnes of currency notes was transported by the Indian Air Force in 33 sorties across the country after the government's decision to demonetise high-value notes last year.

Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, giving the details in Rajya Sabha, said that the government had tasked the IAF to transport the currency notes and accordingly it carried out the exercise.

He said that no IAF aircraft flew abroad for the purpose and charges for transporting the currency notes to various parts of the country are assessed and realised from agencies concerned.

To a separate question, he said that the government has accepted the recommendation of an expert group to set up an aerospace university.

A detailed project report on establishing the university has already been approved by the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

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