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MOPA GREENFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN GOA DEDICATED TO THE NATION

It has been a constant endeavour of Prime INITIATIVE TO BUILD WORLD-CLASS
Minister Narendra Modi to provide world- INFRASTRUCTURE
class infrastructure and transport facilities Built at a cost of about Rs 2,870 crore, the airport is
across the country. Taking another step built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure.
in this direction, Prime Minister Modi The airport is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities
inaugurated the Mopa International Airport like solar power plant, green building, LED lights etc
in Goa… and its runway is capable of operating the world's
The Central Government is committed to largest aircrafts.
continuously improve air connectivity, mobile In the last 8 years, 72 new airports were constructed
connectivity, and railway connectivity. With this as compared to 70 airports in the last 70 years. India
vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated has become the third-largest aviation market in the
the Mopa International Airport in Goa, the foundation world.
stone of which was laid by him in November 2016. The number of domestic tourists in India was 14
At the inauguration of the International Airport in Crore in 2015, while it increased to around 70 Crore
Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “This state- in 2021.
of-the-art airport terminal is an attempt to return the
affection and blessings of the people of Goa.”
Prime Minister Modi expressed happiness that
the airport has been named after the late Manohar
Parrikar. To give wings to development of Goa,
more than 10 thousand crore rupees have been
invested in the state since 2014 on projects related
to highways. Continuous work is also being done
to reduce the traffic problem in Goa. Also, Goa has
benefited greatly from the electrification of the
Konkan Railway.

3. National Institute of Homeopathy (NIH) Delhi.
Research and international cooperation will be
further strengthened through these three institutes
and affordable AYUSH service facilities will also be
made available to the people. These institutes have
been developed at a cost of about Rs 970 crore, with
the commencement of which the number of beds will
increase by 500 and about 400 additional students will
be admitted.
Around 40,000 MSMEs are currently active in the
More than 30 countries have recognized Ayurveda as AYUSH sector.
a traditional system of medicine. The AYUSH industry which was worth around Rs
Till now data from about 40 thousand research 20,000 crore eight years ago, has now grown to Rs
studies are available and in the Covid period, we 1.5 lakh crore. This increase is about 7 times.
had about 150 specific research related to AYUSH. The current global market for herbal medicines
Now India is moving towards creating a 'National and spices is estimated to be around $120 billion
AYUSH Research Consortium'. or Rs 10 lakh crore.

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