New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Development work at four of the six airports selected under the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN in Jharkhand has been completed, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question raised by House member Parimal Nathwani.According to the government, the airports covered under the scheme in Jharkhand are Bokaro, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Deoghar and Daltonganj.Flight operations are a…
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Jaipur, July 20 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore said on Monday that the Central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is working at a rapid pace to strengthen regional air connectivity and ensure that the benefits of development reach every corner of the country. Rathore said the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the revised UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme on July 4, 2026, under which 120 new unserved and underserved destinations will be connected to the co…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The modified UDAN Scheme (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), launched with an outlay of Rs 28,840 crore to bring more regional towns on the country’s air map, envisions the building of 100 new airports and 200 modern helipads as part of the another transformative aviation journey in India, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Friday.The earlier Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN, which was launched in October 2016, was a major step towards making air tr…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Regional Connectivity Scheme-Modified UDAN for a period of 10 years with a total outlay of Rs 28,840 crore, with the budgetary support of the Central Government.The Modified UDAN Scheme has been approved from the period of FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36.This decision will result in enhanced regional air connectivity to underserved and unserved areas; boost economic growth, trade and tourism in ti…