Current Affairs - Miscellaneous - Discussion

India has emerged as the third largest aviation market in the world with a passenger traffic of over 10 crore reported for 2016-17. According to the civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, his ministry has worked towards reshaping the aviation ecosystem for "affordable and convenient flying for everyone" by bringing in the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016. Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha said RCS-UDAN scheme will allow India to have 200 plus airports in the next 10-15 years.