New Delhi: Delhi airport is one of the biggest employers in the world providing jobs to more than five lakh people, a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has found.
“The airport provides direct employment to about 5.16 lakh people, 18 per cent more than next best Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport in the US.
“The employment at Delhi airport is 0.11 per cent of national employment and 8.47 per cent of jobs in the state,” said the first of its kind study in India to assess the impact of IGI Airport on employment and economic development of Delhi and the country.
If indirect jobs generated due to the operationalisation of Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport were added, the total employment comes to 15.77 lakh which is 0.34 per cent of national employment and 25.9 per cent of Delhi’s jobs, the study found.
The Indira Gandhi International airport has been developed and run by GMR-led consortium, the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).
22/04/12 PTI/Business Line
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