Stating that the country has effective international to domestic connectivity as well as domestic Tier-I to Tier-II connectivity, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said the Centre is now focusing on last-mile connectivity in the country through its UDAN 4.2 scheme.
“Certainly, the concentration has to be on last-mile connectivity…last-mile connectivity can only be given by small planes, less than 20-seater, by seaplanes and by helicopters,” he told Rajya Sabha. “With that in mind, our ministry has tweaked the UDAN scheme, (which) used to be for sub-90 seater planes. We have now introduced a new mechanism under UDAN, which is a small aircraft scheme dedicated to less than 20-seater aircraft.”
