TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that aviation sector is one of the critical enablers for India’s endeavour towards a $5 trillion economy.
Addressing a virtual session organised by Ficci during the Aero India 2021, he said: “Today, India is the third largest domestic aviation market and poised to become third largest in the overall civil aviation market very soon.”
“The Indian aviation sector has grown exponentially in last few years and is one of the critical enablers as well as an indicator for India’s endeavour towards a $5 trillion economy.”
Besides, he said the PM’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is not just about manufacturing for the world, it is also about creating jobs and the aviation sector has significant multiplier effect on job creation.