RAS question
The Navi Mumbai International Airport inaugurated by PM Modi in October 2025 was developed under which model and by which company?
Correct answer: (B) PPP model by Adani Airports Holdings.
The Navi Mumbai International Airport was developed under the Public-Private Partnership model by Adani Airport Holdings Ltd.
Explanation
Navi Mumbai International Airport fits option B because the Navi Mumbai International Airport official website says NMIA is constructed and operated by Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. and that the project is being executed under a Public Private Partnership framework on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis. PM Modi inaugurated Phase 1 in October 2025, the airport was built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore, and the same event also covered Mumbai Metro Line-3 and the Mumbai One mobility app. The key test point is not merely the airport's location, but the institutional model behind a major greenfield infrastructure project.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) GMR Airports and the EPC model do not match the official airport page, which identifies Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. and a PPP framework.
- (C) Government funding by AAI is wrong because the project is described as a Public Private Partnership, not an AAI-funded government project.
- (D) The Hybrid Annuity Model and GVK Group are wrong because the official page links NMIA to Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. under a PPP framework.
Concept
This tests infrastructure-development models in Science and Technology/current affairs, especially how large greenfield airports are financed and operated. RAS often asks such projects through the model-plus-implementing-agency pair rather than through location alone.