Govt is resurrecting life in Indian airports, to spend $10 billion on infrastructure
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Civil Aviation Secretary He said that nearly 400 unused airstrips across the nation that had become cattle grazing grounds, would be brought back to life.
Choubey, while addressing a day-long India Aviation Summit, said that the Civil Aviation Ministry was determined to maintain the "historic" 23 per cent growth rate achieved in the aviation sector in the country.
"$10 billion would be spent in next five years to develop airport infrastructure. Our aim is to become the third largest aviation market in the next seven years. We are determined to stay ahead of the growth curve," he said.
India's nearest rival in terms of aviation growth was China with 14 per cent.
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Progressive and proactive industry-friendly policies played a significant part in Indian aviation's growth story and not just the fall in fuel prices, Choubey added.
"Our ultimate objective is to take the flight to the masses and to this end we have come up with a progressive policy. We have also undertaken a very very bold experiment called Regional Air Connectivity Scheme at the national level," the bureaucrat said.
"For the first time, the
"Civil aviation is now just as popular and just as necessary. Airfares are now comparable to air-conditioned train fares. No one could imagine subsidy for air travel but under the RAC Scheme, we have been extending 50-60 per cent viability gap funding," he said.
Stating that RAC Scheme created a lot of "excitement", the Civil Aviation Secretary said they received enquiries for as many as 800 routes.
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