India to build 100 new airports in next five years – ZAWYA

India to build 100 new airports in next five years – ZAWYA

New Delhi - In a huge boost to civil aviation, India is to develop 100 new airports in the country in the next five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday while presenting the government's budget for the fiscal year 2020-21.. Port development is another area on which focus has been laid in her budget.. Civil aviation and ports development are areas in which the UAE and India have identified cooperation for mutual benefit, with companies in the UAE looking for involvement in a large scale.. The new airports will initially be used for flights under a scheme launched by the Narendra Modi government on October 21, 2016, to stimulate regional domestic air connectivity by making it affordable.. India has a huge appetite for gold for social and traditional reasons..