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Modi govt's transport plan for India: From 'hawai chappal' to 'hawai jahaj'

Govt plans to turn around transportion; aviation, ports, highways all see moves to boost investment

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks for a Cabinet meeting at Parliament Library in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Megha ManchandaArindam Majumder New Delhi
Hawai chappal wale ko hawai jahaj mein bithana hai (those wearing bathroom slippers have to be seated in an aeroplane),” says Jayant Sinha, minister of state for civil aviation, on the government’s intent to make flying affordable.

Investment revival, especially in the highway and port sectors, is another plank of the Narendra Modi government’s transport policy, the overall theme being improving of connectivity through better infrastructure. Enabling policies in aviation, along with a window provided by cheaper fuel prices, has allowed India to become the third-largest market for domestic passengers, behind America and China. However, infrastructure bottlenecks are an issue.

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