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Jump in share of Indian carriers in international cargo business: Scindia
New Delhi Minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the share of Indian carriers in the international cargo business has increased from 2% to 19%
New Delhi Minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the share of Indian carriers in the international cargo business has increased from 2% to 19%.
To a separate question, the Union minister said the next round of bidding for airports will begin soon. He also said that the Centre was still considering the Bihar assembly’s resolution on renaming the Darbhanga Airport as the Vidyapati Airport.
Speaking during the Question Hour, which was held amid protests by Opposition members, Scindia said the cargo business in the domestic sector, which was 800,000 metric ton in 2010-11, has increased to 1.4 million metric ton, an increase of 75%.
Scindia said efforts such as providing cold chain logistics and new cargo hubs have been made to increase the share of Indian carriers in the international market. He said India’s share in the international cargo business was worth ₹1,686 crore in 2019-20, which rose to ₹2,644 crore in 2020-21 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
To a question on whether his ministry was considering extending the 50% subsidy for agri-perishables for transportation from the North-east and four Himalayan states to other parts of the country, the minister said that the Centre was contemplating how this could be turned into a pan-Indian scheme.
