PM Modi commissions India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant; See Pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier-- INS Vikrant-- the largest ship ever built in India's maritime history, in Kochi. Modi will commission the carrier, housing state-of-the-art automation features and built at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore, at the Cochin Shipyard.

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier - INS Vikrant - is the largest ship ever built in India's maritime history. It was commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kochi on September 02, 2022. Credit: PTI Photo

While commissioning the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, PM Modi described September 2 as a

A host of dignitaries including Defence Minister Rajnath, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Governor Arif Mohamad Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and top officials of Navy and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) attended the commissioning ceremony being organised at the Cochin Shipyard. Credit: Special Arrangement

With the construction of 'Vikrant', India has joined a select group of nations such as the US, the UK, Russia, China and France, having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier. Credit: PTI Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a Guard of Honour as he arrived for the commissioning ceremony of the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. Credit: PTI Photo