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Govt.to Become a Constructive Collaborator with Stakeholders of Aviation Sector

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said that the government will be a constructive collaborator with all stakeholders of the aviation sector and work with them for the development of Civil Aviation in the country. Formally inaugurating Wings India 2022 at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad recently, he said “We don’t believe in square tables, we believe in roundtables at our Ministry to ensure the success of this sector and our country at large.”

Wings India 2022, Asia’s largest event for commercial, general and business aviation, was held with ‘India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry’, as main theme and is being jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI.

The inaugural session, which was followed by Ministerial plenary, was attended by Jean Baptiste Djebbari, French Minister of State for Transport, Minister for Ecological Transition, France; Ngampasong Muongmany, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport, Laos; Prem Bahadur Ale, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal; Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry;  Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana and Nakap Nalo, Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

Secretary, Civil Aviation, Government of India Rajeev Bansal, Chairman of Airports Authority of India Sanjeev Kumar; Joint Secretary, MOCA, Usha Padhee, Remi Maillard, Chair, FICCI Civil Aviation Committee and President & MD, Airbus Group were on the dais during the inaugural event.

Speaking on the occasion, Scindia said that the Indian Aviation sector has passed through a lot of trials and tribulations during the pandemic period, but it is emerging stronger, fitter and ready to face challenges and tap the opportunities. The sector has shown resilience, and by next year, we will surpass the pre-covid number of domestic passengers. The international flights are going to fully resume in a couple of days, and number of international travellers from India will also jump rapidly.

Scindia said that the Wings India 2022 is a watershed moment, as it is being organized in the 75th year of Indian independence- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. He said that the agenda of Gati Shakti given by Hon’ble Prime Minister, a twin-pronged initiative and synergy of giving speed and the power, will drive India for years to come. He said that various departments of the Government of India across the umbrella have come together to power India. And as India moves from 75 to 100 years, it will emerge as new power as paradigm has changed and there is lot of focus on infrastructure development. The building of infrastructure is not confined to the economic centres but being provided in all parts of the country for everyone, he added

The Minister said that the Civil aviation sector will play an important role in the country’s development. He said that the sector has economic multiple of 3.1 and employment multiple of 6.1. It means that the investment of a rupee in the civil aviation space adds Rs 3.1 to the economy in the long run, and for every one direct employment, 6.1 indirect jobs are created. He said that Civil aviation is one of the largest employment and output generating sector in the world.

Talking about the metamorphosis in the Indian Civil aviation sector in last 7 years, Scindia said that India is the fastest growing civil aviation market in the world. There has been expansion across the spectrum in the sector, with the number of airports in the country going up from 74 in 2013-14 to almost 140 (including Heliports and water domes).

The number is likely to go up to 220 by 2024-25. There were 400 aircrafts in the country then and the number has gone up to 710 in 7 years. It is intended that more than 100 aircrafts should join every year.  He said that regional connectivity is the focus of the government, with provision of last mile connectivity.

The Minister said that the Civil aviation ecosystem contains other components like cargo, MROs, FTOs, Ground handlers, Drones, and requisite action is being taken for all these. New policy for MROs has been announced. More training centres are being added, so that Indian pilots get trained within the country. He also informed that 15% of the Indian pilots are women, which is the three times the global average. For the Drones, new policy has been announced and PLI scheme has been initiated, so that the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global leader in the sector is realized. The Minister also said that new helicopter policy has also been announced. 

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