UDAN beneficiaries cross 1 crore mark: Govt
More than one crore flyers have availed the benefit of’UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, a central government initiative that aims to air connectivity to Tier 2 and 3 cities at low fares.
Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen (Dr) V K Singh (Retd) told Parliament last week that Rs 4,500 crore has been allocated by the central government for the revival of unserved and underserved airports.
As per a tweet shared by the Minister of Civil Aviation, the benefits of the UDAN scheme were availed by 2.6 lakh flyers in 2017-18, 12.4 lakh in 2018-19, 29.9 lakh in 2019-20, 14.9 lakh in 2020-21 and 32.9 lakh in 2021-22.
