Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that India is set to achieve its goal of having 350-400 airports by 2047, positioning the nation as a key player in global aviation.

The minister who was speaking at the recently concluded 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on civil aviation, stated that today India not only supports but leads collaborative efforts, as exemplified during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, India is set to achieve its goal of having 350-400 airports by 2047, positioning the nation as a key player in global aviation. Today, India not only supports but leads collaborative efforts, as exemplified during the Covid-19 pandemic. By delivering vaccines across Asia and the Pacific, India reinforced its commitment to ‘One World, One Planet, One Future, One Family’,” the minister said.

The event also witnessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing unanimous passing of the Delhi Declaration, a comprehensive framework aimed at enhancing regional cooperation, addressing emerging challenges, and fostering sustainable growth within the civil aviation sector.

“The aviation sector in India has transformed in the last ten years. From being aviation exclusive, India has become aviation inclusive. The government’s focus is on connecting people, culture and prosperity through the sector,” Modi said.

Prime Minister said that if we could connect all the holy places related to Lord Buddha across Asia and create an ‘International Buddhist Circuit’, it will benefit the civil aviation sector, the travellers, related countries and their economies as well.

Meanwhile, Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, highlighted that a collaborative approach with all the stakeholders right from top civil aviation leaders to international organisations and startups can only lay a robust path ahead.