The Governor later took a commercial flight to travel to Dehradun
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a State government plane to Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday, but permission was not granted for the flight,as per official communiqué from Raj Bhavan.
The Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra and Goa Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari was scheduled to preside over the Official Programme of the Valedictory Function of the 122nd Induction Training Programme of IAS officers at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie, Uttarakhand at 1000 hrs on Friday, 12 February 2021.
In this connection, the Governor was scheduled to depart from CSIM Airport Mumbai for Dehradun at 1000 hrs on Thursday 11th February 2021. In preparation of the visit, the Governor’s Secretariat had written to state government authorities and sought permission for the use of Government Aircraft. The Governor Secretariat wrote a letter to authorities on 2nd February, 2021. The CM office was also informed.
Today, on 11th February 2021, the Hon’ble Governor reached the CSIM Airport at 1000 hrs and boarded the government plane. However, the Hon’ble Governor was informed that the permission for the use of Government Aircraft had not been received. Later, as directed by the Hon’ble Governor, tickets for Dehradun were booked on a Commercial Aircraft. The commercial aircraft left Mumbai at 1215 hrs carrying Maha governor to his desired destination, Dehradun.