India emerging transport aircraft hub: PM Modi
Manufacturing of C295 aircraft in Vadodara not only gives strength to the military, but it will also create an aerospace ecosystem: Modi
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Vadodara: India will now become a major producer of transport aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 medium transport plane for the Indian Air Force.
Modi said India is witnessing rapid economic growth including in the manufacturing sector as his government's policies are stable, predictable and futuristic.
"Today, India is working with a new mindset and new work culture," he said in his address at the ceremony in this city in Gujarat. He said India, with its 'Make-in-India' and 'Make-for-World' approach, is enhancing its strength further and that the country has emerged as a major manufacturing hub globally.
The Prime Minister said the manufacturing of C295 aircraft in Vadodara will not only give strength to the military, but it will also create an aerospace ecosystem.
