Davos [Switzerland], January 20 (ANI): Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu whereas talking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos highlihted that india goals to construct almost 350 airports by 2047.
‘We have a plan to construct 50 airports within the subsequent 5 years and by Viksit Bharat 2047, once we need to see a developed India, we need to have as much as 350 airports,’ Naidu stated on Tuesday.
‘We are the third largest home aviation market on the planet. It was not a pure progress, however fairly because of policy-making, a robust infusion of capital into the civil aviation sector, and the entire thought of democratising civil aviation within the nation and increasing regional connectivity…’ he stated.
‘Every sector in India has seen an incredible progress within the final 10-11 years and we’re projected to see this sort of progress for the subsequent 25-30 years. From 74 airports in 2014, we now have grown to 164 at this time… We have a plan to construct 50 airports within the subsequent 5 years and by 2047, once we need to see a developed India, we need to have upto 350 airports. We have nearly 1700 plane orders, and no different nation has this sort of order… Every 12 months, in civil aviation itself, we’re rising at a progress charge of over 10-12%…’ he added.
Speaking on the a number of discussions taking place by the state governments with overseas conglomerates, Minister Naidu stated, ‘We need to collaborate. The thought isn’t solely to realize, but in addition to contribute with significant discussions, debates, and have a sustainable, secure, safe, and technology-led future for all.’
At the WEF, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam authorities amongst others, have been actively partaking with international leaders to debate numerous alternatives.
Officials of the Madhya Pradesh Government met Sri Lankan conglomerate Krishan Balendra, Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC; Hashiyama Shigeto, consultant director and Executive Managing Director of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC); Jay Galla, Co-founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of the Amara Raja Group; Herve Couraye, Advisor to TouchLab; and Jasmin Hume, CEO and Founder of Shiru, amongst others, to discover a number of prospects.
M B Patil, Karnataka’s Minister for Commerce & Industries and Infrastructure, has additionally initiated a sequence of strategic engagements on the WEF.
The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is being held from January 19 to 23, 2026, at Davos-Klosters, which is about to welcome almost 3,000 contributors from over 130 nations, together with a document variety of world leaders, CEOs, innovators and policymakers, underneath the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue.’ (ANI)