Civil Aviation Secretary, Nasim Zaidi informed that  a working group on air cargo, set up by the Civil Aviation Economic Advisory Council, was close to completing its report on air cargo policy and also a framework to address all pending issues.
 
 The policy is being designed based on the recommendations of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). 
 
 Zaidi also said that standardisation in air cargo movement, as in marine cargo, must be brought about and procedures simplified in order to streamline process.  
 
 The secretary informed that AAI would come out with a detailed roadmap for capacity planning and development to cater to the needs of growing air cargo operations at airports under its control.  
 
 AAI would provide, install and maintain modern equipment at the cargo terminals, and also work towards facilitating cargo space at airports which were undergoing modernisation.
 
 Other major areas of reform where rationalisation was needed were processes and procedures, which act as a "stumbling block" to the growth of the air cargo industry. 
 
 Domestic air cargo traffic is projected to see exponential growth over the next 20 years, with most of it passing through Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.
 
 Official estimates indicate that air cargo accounts for 30 percent of the merchandise trade in and out of the country.