Terming the aviation sector as the 'real World Wide Web', a study has said it is currently contributing Rs33,000 crore or 0.5% of India's groos domestic product ( GDP) and supporting 1.7 million jobs in the country, besides creating much-needed critical assets.
The study, conducted by Oxford Economics for the International Air Transport Association ( IATA) recently, says aviation not only provided significant economic benefits to the Indian economy and the citizens, but also critical assets on which modern globalized businesses depend.
Noting that aviation contributed Rs87,500 crore as taxes and social security, it said, 'This contribution is likely to increase further, as the sector recovers following a number of difficult years where many firms suffered losses.'
The study to measure the sector's economic footprint in India estimated that a further Rs16,900 crore worth of government revenue was raised via taxation through indirect and induced channels. But this does not include the domestic aviation fuel taxes which are estimated to be in the range of Rs1,500-2,000 crore, it said.
The sector also contributed Rs14,700 crore through its direct output and Rs10,700 crore indirectly through the supply chain. In addition, it contributed another Rs58,200 crore in 'catalytic' benefits through tourism, which raised its overall contribution to Rs91,200 crore or 1.5% of GDP, the leading economic forecasting consultancy, floated as a joint venture by Oxford University, said.
The study was jointly released by Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi and IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler recently.
Further Shares of aviation firms fell after public sector oil marketing companies hiked jet fuel price by about 3%.
The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, in Delhi was hiked by Rs1,850.96 per kilolitre (kl), or 2.8%, to Rs67,800.30 per kl from midnight of March 31, 2012.
ATF typically makes up almost half of an airline's operating cost. Public sector oil marketing companies (PSU OMCs) revise jet fuel prices on the 1st and 16th of every month, based on the average international price in the preceding fortnight.
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The study, conducted by Oxford Economics for the International Air Transport Association ( IATA) recently, says aviation not only provided significant economic benefits to the Indian economy and the citizens, but also critical assets on which modern globalized businesses depend.
Noting that aviation contributed Rs87,500 crore as taxes and social security, it said, 'This contribution is likely to increase further, as the sector recovers following a number of difficult years where many firms suffered losses.'
The study to measure the sector's economic footprint in India estimated that a further Rs16,900 crore worth of government revenue was raised via taxation through indirect and induced channels. But this does not include the domestic aviation fuel taxes which are estimated to be in the range of Rs1,500-2,000 crore, it said.
The sector also contributed Rs14,700 crore through its direct output and Rs10,700 crore indirectly through the supply chain. In addition, it contributed another Rs58,200 crore in 'catalytic' benefits through tourism, which raised its overall contribution to Rs91,200 crore or 1.5% of GDP, the leading economic forecasting consultancy, floated as a joint venture by Oxford University, said.
The study was jointly released by Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi and IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler recently.
Further Shares of aviation firms fell after public sector oil marketing companies hiked jet fuel price by about 3%.
The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, in Delhi was hiked by Rs1,850.96 per kilolitre (kl), or 2.8%, to Rs67,800.30 per kl from midnight of March 31, 2012.
ATF typically makes up almost half of an airline's operating cost. Public sector oil marketing companies (PSU OMCs) revise jet fuel prices on the 1st and 16th of every month, based on the average international price in the preceding fortnight.
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