Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu today said that the government is committed to build as many airports as possible across the country.

Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, said, the aspirations of India have changed after the coming of Narendra Modi’s tenure as the Prime Minister in the last 10 years, and is witnessing more airports built in the country.

He also said, the establishment of Udaan scheme has democratised the whole travel system of air travel enabling the middle and lower class society to aspire for air travel. He said, the increase of air fare is based on the demand driven market.

He also added that 120 crore rupees have been set up for the Production Linked Incentive scheme for drones. The minister said, under this scheme, the government has invested up to 6000 crore investment sector and achieved huge success on this.

Stating that the government has banned the import of drones in the country, he said, the government is promoting manufacture of indigenous drones in the country. He also highlighted that acquisition of land for setting up of airports has been a challenge for the government and urged the state governments to make the land available for such projects.