Terming the creation of infrastructure a big challenge, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said India will need at least 1,000 planes in the next few years as it prepares a comprehensive and integrated plan for 2035 to boost the sector. <\/p>\n
“To create infrastructure for aviation is a big challenge and we, therefore, are preparing a comprehensive and integrated plan for 2035…. Aviation is one of the sectors that can play a leadership role in the world,” Prabhu said at an event organised by CII here. <\/p>\n
Delivering the Suresh Neotia Memorial Lecture on “Future of World Trade in Rising Clamour for Protectionism”, Prabhu said the government was also preparing a cargo policy that has a tremendous growth potential. <\/p>\n
“Separately, we are preparing a cargo policy as it has a huge potential to grow with the growing need to transport cargo from one place to another. Cargo flights can move at night with the policy coming in,” he said. <\/p>\n
The minister stated that the country’s aviation sector would log the highest continuous growth in the next few years, with technology and land being the key factors. <\/p>\n
“We need to create infrastructure on the ground to make flying successful. Procuring land for infrastructure projects is a challenge in India and land is going to be the driving force for many development projects in India. <\/p>\n
“Technology is going to play a big and key role,” he said. <\/p>\n
He said India was also preparing a plan for manufacturing planes in the country. <\/p>\n
“We need al least 1,000 planes in the next few years and don’t want to import them. We are separately preparing a plan for manufacturing these planes in India,” he said. <\/p>\n
Another plan was afoot for making drones. “Drones will now play an important role and drones itself is a trillion dollar market. For which we are preparing a plan.” <\/p>\n
Pointing out that a million jobs would be created in the aviation sector, the Minister said: “We need skilled man power and we are working on a skilled development programme.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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