New Delhi: A total of 78 additional routes will be awarded under the fourth round of regional connectivity scheme UDAN, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Under the UDAN scheme, financial incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are extended to selected airlines to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports, and keep airfares affordable.
Puri said on Twitter, "UDAN 4.0 is ready to go. Seventy-eight additional routes have now been approved, taking the total number of sanctioned routes to 766."
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The economic & tourism opportunities that these flights will offer to the regions will contribute towards the making of an #AtmaNirbharBharat.
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India’s civil aviation sector has been at the forefront of efforts against COVID-19 & has contributed positively to the economy.
">The economic & tourism opportunities that these flights will offer to the regions will contribute towards the making of an #AtmaNirbharBharat.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 25, 2020
India’s civil aviation sector has been at the forefront of efforts against COVID-19 & has contributed positively to the economy.The economic & tourism opportunities that these flights will offer to the regions will contribute towards the making of an #AtmaNirbharBharat.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 25, 2020
India’s civil aviation sector has been at the forefront of efforts against COVID-19 & has contributed positively to the economy.
"Eighteen unserved/underserved airports would be connected to metro cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Kochi, etc," he added.
