Last Updated:November 29, 2025, 20:32 IST Jitendra Singh highlights rapid growth in Indias aviation sector, praises NAL, CSIR-NAL, and private sector for achievements like Hansa-3, SARAS Mk II, and UDAN. Passengers wait at Terminal 2 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. (IMAGE: PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday stressed that India’s aviation sector is poised for rapid growth over the next decade. He highlighted the key role of institutions like the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in supporting the government’s “whole-of-government approach” with strong private-sector participation. Speaking after the virtual inauguration of the HAP Airframe Fabrication Facility and NAviMet here, Singh said the government has been very forthcoming in engaging the private sector to the maximum extent. “Most of the success stories written over the last 10 to 11 years of Prime Minister Modi’s tenure can be attributed to the involvement and participation of the private sector. This is true across fields—biotechnology, vaccines, the first-ever antibiotics—all developed with private-sector engagement. The same applies to space,” he said, citing the recent Skyroot launch. …