The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday approved 78 new routes under the 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDesh Ka AamNagrik). Routes from Varanasi to Chitrakoot and Shravasti have also been approved.Agatti, Kavaratti and Minicoy islands of Lakshadweep have also been connected by the new routes of UDAN 4.0.”So far, 766 routes have been sanctioned under the UDAN scheme. The 4th round of UDAN was launched in December 2019 with a special focus on North-Eastern Regions, Hilly States, and Islands. Since its inception, the Civil Aviation Ministry has operationalised 274 UDAN routes that have connected 45 airports and three heliports. The Ministry of Civil Aviation had launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in October 10, 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses.

Source: dna August 27, 2020 11:03 UTC