Aviation sector under Make in India
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- Aviation sector is one of the 25 sectors which has been identified under the Make in India scheme
- 100% FDI has been allowed under automatic route for both Greenfield as well as brownfield projects
- Indian airports are emulating the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Aerotropolis model to enhance revenues. The model focuses on revenues from retail, advertising, vehicle parking, security equipment, and services
Integrated National Civil Aviation Policy 2016
Vision
- To create an ecosystem to make flying affordable for the masses and to enable 30 crore domestic ticketing by 2022 and 50 crore by 2027, and international ticketing to increase to 20 crore by 2027.
- Similarly, cargo volumes should increase to 10 million tonnes by 2027
Mission
- Provide safe, secure, affordable and sustainable air travel for passengers and air transportation of cargo with access to various parts of India and the world.
Objectives
- Establish an integrated eco-system which will lead to significant growth of civil aviation sector, which in turn would promote tourism, increase employment and lead to a balanced regional growth.
- Ensure safety, security and sustainability of aviation sector through the use of technology and effective monitoring.
- Enhance regional connectivity through fiscal support and infrastructure development.
- Enhance ease of doing business through deregulation, simplified procedures and e-governance.
- Promote the entire aviation sector chain in a harmonised manner covering cargo, MRO, general aviation, aerospace manufacturing and skill development
- The government in July 2021 announced setting up eight New flying academies across the following five airports: Belagavi and Kalaburagi in Karnataka, Jalgaon in Maharashtra, Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, and Lilabari in Assam
UDAN Scheme
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- The scheme is aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making air travel affordable
- It is a key component of Centre’s National Civil Aviation Policy, launched in 2016
- Under the scheme, nearly half of the seats in Udan flights are offered at subsidised fares, and the participating carriers are provided a certain amount of viability gap funding (VGF) –an amount shared between the Centre and the concerned states
On the whole. India seeks to pursue a dynamic aviation policy in order to make ‘aviation a force’ in the social and economic development of the country.
- In this perspective, Modernization of infrastructure should be a major policy objective
- Tourism is seen as an instrument to advance the national economy and employment for which aviation plays a major role. It will prompt the development in the aviation sector
- Despite the numerous difficulties which are being faced by the Indian aviation sector, yet the development prospects are high
- Thus, the government needs to take action to enhance the needed Infrastructure while implementing the policies to the highest of efficiencies, relating to this sector; in order to capitalise on the brilliant future the sector has in India
