New airports promised amid trying times for UDAN scheme
The Budget has proposed to double the outlay for the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, to ₹1,244 crore, from the current year’s budgetary estimates of ₹601 crore.
The outlay is part of the efforts to operationalise 1,000 UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) routes and to revive or develop 100 unserved and underserved landing sites such as airports, heliports, water aerodromes and advanced landing ground by 2024.
