India has become world's third-largest aviation market: President Murmu


1 min read
Read later
Print
Share

Representational Image. Photo:ANI

New Delhi: India has become the third-largest aviation market in the world and is growing rapidly, with the number of airports increasing to 147 from just 74 in 2014, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.

She also said the Indian Railways is emerging as a modern institution and many inaccessible areas are being added to the rail map of the country.

In her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Murmu said the country's aviation sector is also growing rapidly.

"Up to 2014, the number of airports in the country was 74, it has now increased to 147. Today India has become the third-largest aviation market in the world. The UDAN Yojana has played an important role in this regard," she said.

UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is the government's ambitious regional air connectivity scheme and UDAN flights have carried around 1.15 crore people over the last six years.

Talking about the India Railways, Murmu said a modern and semi-high-speed train has become part of it in the form of Vande Bharat Express.

"Inaccessible areas of Jammu Kashmir and northeast are also being connected by railways. Major railway stations of the country are being modernised. Indian railways is fast moving towards becoming the world's largest electric railway network. We are also rapidly expanding indigenous technology -- KAVACH -- to make Indian railways safer," she said.

PTI

Add Comment
Related Topics

Get daily updates from Mathrubhumi.com

Newsletter
Youtube
Telegram
Disclaimer: Kindly avoid objectionable, derogatory, unlawful and lewd comments, while responding to reports. Such comments are punishable under cyber laws. Please keep away from personal attacks. The opinions expressed here are the personal opinions of readers and not that of Mathrubhumi.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
online lottery fraud

2 min

Ernakulam woman loses Rs 1.12 cr to fraudsters who told her she won online lottery worth Rs 1 cr

Sep 25, 2023


kandala bank

1 min

Kandala Cooperative Society: Rs 57.24 crore to be recovered from ex-officers and secretaries

Sep 26, 2023


online digital fraud

1 min

Online fraudsters 'buy' bank accounts to commit fraud

Sep 24, 2023