chandigarh sky is not the limit it seems for punjab chief minister parkash singh badal and his deputy cm son sukhbir badal when it comes to chopperhopping across the state it has forced the government to use the services of as many as three helicopter companies besides arranging regular fleet of cars the hiring charges for each of the companies gobal vectra dlf and india flysafe aviation have already reached rs 320 crore for the period between december 20 2010 and may 3 2011 the bills for the next months are still awaited the two flew 77 times in almost 133 days according to the documents from the aviation companies in february alone the deputy cms 22 visits cost the exchequer nearly rs 88 lakh he visited patiala ludhiana and jalandhar which are easily accessible by road two months later the chief minister flew to 22 similar locations across the state on a global vectra chopper duration for which was nearly 44 hours shooting up the hourly charges to rs 76 lakh according to an rti response this year the state government had already spent rs 33 crore within three years 20072010 on helicopter travel by the cm and deputy cm this is when the cm already has a fleet of 32 cars at his disposal while sukhbir badal has 19 as disclosed by a recent rti document from the state transport commissioner to peoples party of punjab ppp chief manpreet badal officials at the chief ministers office said any aircraft or helicopter can be hired by the government for any dignitary with approval of the competent authority civil aviation department officials refused to comment on the state governments chopper policy as well as bills amounting to several crores