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Civil aviation sector to employ 100,000 more people by 2024: Ministry

During 2019, 2020 and 2021, at least 2,368, 400 and 296 pilots were recruited, the aviation ministry stated

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To cater to the expected growth of the traffic, the fleet size is expected to grow substantially and an additional requirement of 10,000 pilots during the next 5 years.

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is aiming to employ 100,000 more people by 2024, taking the total direct employment in the sector to 350,000, according to a report tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday.

The 15th report of the Committee of Estimates stated that the total number of direct and indirect jobs which will be generated by the aviation and aero manufacturing in two years will be close to 2 million, out of which 50 per cent jobs will be generated for blue-collar workers.

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