The draft steel policy aims for 600 million tons of steel production by 2047.
Current steel capacity is roughly 220 million tons, so the target is almost triple.
Sri Lanka’s main ports handle 200‑300 ships daily, making them key for world trade.
India currently has about 12,000 to 14,000 pilots and wants 30,000 in ten years.
Pilot licences grew from 640 in 2018 to over 1,600 in 2025.
More than 15% of India’s commercial pilots are women, higher than the global average.
The country already makes about 220 million tons and wants to reach 600 million tons.
Sri Lanka’s ports are important because many ships pass by every day.
India needs many more pilots because more people are traveling by air.
Women are becoming pilots in larger numbers than before.
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