For the first time in a major push to aero-sports in the country, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday launched a” National Air Sport Policy (NASP) 2022”, which established a four-tier governance structure to promote 11 disciplines, including ballooning, paragliding and aerobatics.
As per the policy, schools, colleges and universities will be encouraged to have air sports included in their curriculum. Multiple locations for air sports will be established across the country,” the Minister said.
Speaking on the future of Air Sports in India, he said “From a small market size of around 5,000 odd air sports practitioners creating around Rs 80-100 crore of annual revenue in India, I feel we can target over Rs 8,000 – 10,000 crore annual revenue and generate over 1,00,000 direct jobs.
