I was not aware of this until I took over as civil aviation minister. I am responsible at the end of the day as minister of civil aviation to 130 crore people. Every dollar invested in civil aviation results in $3.25 in terms of GDP, one. Two, it is also an employment multiplier as every single direct job created in civil aviation creates 6.1 indirect jobs. I also believe that competition in the airlines, civil aviation space is extremely important.

Source: Economic Times November 12, 2021 15:06 UTC