Union Budget gives larger wings to regional connectivity scheme UDAN
While the last couple of months have witnessed consistent growth in the aviation traffic in the country, the budget announcement to revive 50 aircraft landing sites comprising airports, heliports and water aerodromes is likely to give more wings to the governments ambitious aviation scheme, Regional Connectivity Scheme Udan.
“Fifty additional airports, heliports, water aerodromes and advanced landing grounds will be revived for improving regional air connectivity,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech.
The importance of the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) can be gauged from the fact that the RCS has seen a doubling of allocation in this year’s Budget since the last allocation and has increased from Rs 600 crore to Rs 1,244 crore.
