GMR proposes two options to exempt Maldivians from ADC

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

GMR Male International Airport Pvt. Ltd  has proposed two options to exempt Maldivians from paying Airport Development Charge (ADC).

In a statement issued yesterday GMR said that the company has expressed a desire to exempt Maldivians from ADC. They said that this is because the majority of Maldivians travel abroad for the purposes for healthcare and education. GMR added that the company has therefore offered the following options to the government to accommodate this desire and is awaiting a response from the government.

GMR stated that the first option is that all Maldivian passport holders will be exempted from paying ADC while every departing foreign passenger will have to pay an ADC of USD 28.00.

The second option offered by the company is that all Maldivians travelling to SAARC countries will be exempted from paying ADC but every Maldivian Passport holder departing to countries other than SAARC and every foreign passenger will pay an ADC of USD 27.00.

GMR emphasized that ADC will not be charged for domestic travel in any of the two options proposed by the company, either from foreigners or from Maldivians.

GMR noted that the implementation of the ADC in the Maldives was conceptualized and incorporated into the concession agreement by the government, to yield a maximum return to the Maldives while ensuring development of the airport and a reasonable return to the successful bidder.

The company stated that they are sensitive to the apprehensions expressed regarding ADC; and would like to assure all concerned that the management of GMR is doing everything possible by offering viable options to reduce the impact on the Maldivians, thereby helping the Government for the ADC implementation.

Meanwhile, GMR is a Bangalore, India headquartered global infrastructure major with interests in Airports, Energy, Highways and Urban Infrastructure sectors. It has successfully employed the public-private partnership model to build a portfolio of high quality assets. The Company has 16 power generation assets of which 5 are operational and 11 are under various stages of implementation and 10 Road assets, of which 6 are operational and 4 are under construction. In the Airports sector, it has developed and commissioned the Greenfield International Airport at Hyderabad. The Company, besides operating the existing Delhi International Airport, has also built a brand new integrated terminal T3 which was commissioned in time for the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. It has also upgraded and is operating the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and has won the concession to build and operate the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, Male’. GMR Group is also committed to social development initiatives and executes these through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation which is present in 22 locations.

Reader Comments

  1. I highly disagree with this options that GMR is proposing. The Maldivian Government has rented the Male’ International Airport to GMR, and as the renter is it not the responsibility of GMR to do whatever necessary to develop the airport. I do not understand the option that we have to pay on top of everything to a foreign company for the development. Its fine to charge foreigners for ADC fee but why Maldivians? And what if us Maldivians go to a country other then SAARC countries for Studies, then what? I think the countries that we are allowed to go without paying the ADC should be SAARC and Commonwealth countries and all those people who are going for Medical and Education, provided they give proof of medicals or education.

    Posted by Zulaikha | May 9, 2012, 4:05 pm

  2. Why should maldivian not pay ? look if they can go study thay can pay ! do realy think maldives is a 3rd world country? last time i wantd to buy a Ipad , answer sorry Sir, SOLD OUT , ehehe and you?

    First of all, this Airport never had to give out of HAND, look they are not coming forward with the work! making noise when tourist are ariving, hot like sauna and spa . Dear Maldives has money just not where has to be ! so before you taking money from others you should pay !
    well 27$ of a operation dosnt hurt! Dear there are man who are wering still sarons and have ahouses i Singapore/Malaysua, Sri Lanka, please open your eyes.

    Posted by ahmed | May 11, 2012, 9:00 am

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