February 5, 2024: A total of 519 routes have been operationalised under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) since its launch. This information was given by minister of state in … READ FULL STORY
December 5, 2023: More than 130 lakh people have availed of the benefits of the government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS), minister of state, civil aviation, VK Singh informed Parliament on December 4. Of the … READ FULL STORY
With gross domestic product (GDP) contracting 24% in the June quarter of 2020, there is little doubt that India needs large economic reforms, to set things in order and to create a new wave … READ FULL STORY
In April 2017, prime minister Narendra Modi launched UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), a regional airport development scheme, aimed at boosting connectivity to remote areas of the country and making air travel affordable … READ FULL STORY
Finance minister Arun Jaitley in his budget presentation said that the government proposes to expand airport capacity by more than five times, to handle a billion passengers a year, adding that the balance sheet … READ FULL STORY
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, on December 5, 2017, said if land was available, a second airport near Kolkata was a possibility. “Kolkata needs an alternative airport. If the West Bengal government gets … READ FULL STORY
The cabinet, on March 6, 2017, approved a proposal to revive 50 unserved and under-served airports as well as airstrips, at an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crores. With the plan, the government is … READ FULL STORY
