Massive investment of Rs 1 lakh crore planned for airports: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that there is a plan to invest Rs 1 lakh crores in airports in the coming days.

Scindia also said that the government has detailed expansion plans for airports and metros.

While speaking exclusively to ANI, Scindia said, “In the past 65 years, we had 74 airports in India. In the last 9 years, we have built additional 74 airports, heliports, and water aerodromes. We will double it to 148 and we will take this number to over 200 in the next 4 years. Combining the private and government sectors, we are planning to invest Rs 1 lakh crores on airports.”