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The Centre has prepared a five-year plan for developing and expanding more than 50 airports in smaller cities, two senior officials aware of the development said on condition of anonymity. The move is in line with anticipated growth in air travel demand in these cities.

The plan, which has been put together by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), aims to develop airport infrastructure across different projects that are either underway or will be undertaken by the central government, states, or private players, until 2030. The government is planning to set up a special purpose vehicle for pushing ahead with plans for manufacturing aircraft in India, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference in the national capital, Naidu said efforts are being made to ensure that aircraft manufacturing activities start in the country in the next five years. India is one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets.

Naidu said the civil aviation ministry plans to set up a special purpose vehicle for taking forward efforts to start aircraft manufacturing in the country.