To boost regional air connectivity, the government has decided to develop one hundred airports by 2024 to support UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. It also plans to operationalise 1,000 UDAN routes across India.
Under the UDAN scheme, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has identified 18 airports in Uttar Pradesh, 6 airports each in Rajasthan and Odisha. In Uttar Pradesh, six airports have been operationalised – Kanpur, Prayagraj, Kushinagar, Hindon, Agra, and Bareilly. In Rajasthan, three airports have been functionalised – Bikaner, Jaisalmer, and Kishangargh. In Odisha, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, and Rourkela have been operationalised.
