Government launches Regional Connectivity Scheme 4.0
NEW DELHI : The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government has launched the fourth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) meant to stimulate air connectivity in an affordable way, which is a part of its plan to operationalize over 100 airports in smaller towns and cities over the next five years.
The focus of the fourth round of RCS will be bringing connectivity to priority areas like North East India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, hilly states in others parts of the country, and islands, the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik, airlines compete to win subsidies for operating flights linking small airports with bigger ones. The scheme, launched in October 2017, is now in its fourth phase.
