Mumbai: The Mumbai division of central government’s coin-minting units has issued commemorative coins for sale on the occasion of completion of hundred years of the civil aviation industry in India. The coins are of the denomination of Rs 100 and Rs 5, the officials said.
The history of civil aviation in India goes back to December 1912, when the first domestic route was opened between Karachi and Delhi, though technically it was the mere extension of London-Karachi flight. According to the experts, at the time of partition, there were at least nine airline companies operating in the country, one of which later migrated its function to the other side of the border. Post-partition, the Indian government nationalised the airline industry.
02/05/12 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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