Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
“We will integrate inter-ministry initiatives like the National Waterway Project, Namami Gange, the National River Conservation Plan, Jal Marg Vikas Project and Arth Ganga, among others, to double the share of Inland Water Transport in transportation.”
Inland water transport (IWT) cargo has grown sharply, from about 18 million tonnes in 2014 to around 146 million tonnes in 2025, driven by the Jal Marg Vikas Project, expansion of national waterways, the Arth Ganga model and convergence with Namami Gange. This represents a large increase in IWT activity, though the pledge’s specific aim of doubling IWT’s share of overall transportation is an ongoing target. Partial (strong action).
Economic Survey reports inland water transport cargo rising from 18 MMT (2014) to ~146 MMT (2025).
View sourceWe will transform airports into multi-modal hubs with integrated transit facilities such as buses, metro and rapid rail among others by effective use of PM Gatishakti National Master Plan.
We will bring a commercial aircraft manufacturing ecosystem to Bharat. For this we will design a Policy for Aerospace Manufacturing in the country and try to develop our own passenger aircraft. We will strengthen the civil aviation ecosystem by encouraging Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul activities as well as Aircraft Financing and Leasing Activities institutions through comprehensive government support programs under the Make in India initiative.
We will introduce the Amrit Kaal Civil Aviation Master Plan to transform our airports into regional international hubs, providing single-point connectivity to designated regions worldwide, with the vision to position Bharat as the leading aviation ecosystem of South Asia.
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