Prez Seal on Country’s First National Aviation University

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent for setting up of the first-ever national aviation university named after Rajiv Gandhi to train pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers.
The university would come up at Sonia Gandhi’s constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
“The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India,” an official statement said.
Earlier this month, Parliament had given its nod to the bill for setting up of the university.
The bill was passed by Rajya Sabha without discussion while Lok Sabha cleared it after a short debate.
It provides for creation of the central university on a 26 acre plot at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy at Fursatganj.
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