Madhya Pradesh's Aviation University project to be unveiled at investors summit

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government’s efforts to woo investments might soon allow it to accommodate world’s first Aviation University offering state-of-the-art training in 16 disciplines – including navigation, pilots and cabin crew – under one roof.
The project, conceptualised by one of the country’s leading aviation institutes, will be unveiled at the three-day Global Investors Summit scheduled at Indore from October 26, state Civil Aviation Department sources told PTI here.
In three years span, the University will generate 17,000 jobs besides facilitating start of ancillary units of mechanical, electricals and construction works, said aviation experts, who discussed the project with the state officials.
At over 25 per cent growth every year, India has one of the world’s fastest growing civil aviation sectors but the industry faces severe shortage of trained staff, they said.
With tremendous spurt in aviation activities, a time will soon come when there will be a miss-match between equipment and manpower, which is noticed even now, the experts said.
21/10/07 Press Trust of India