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| "Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik" Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN-RCS) | |
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| Motto | Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (Let the common citizen of the country fly.) |
| Type of project | Government's regional airports and routes development scheme with subsidised capped airfares |
| Country | India |
| Ministry | Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)[1] |
| Key people | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Launched | 21 October 2016[2] Delhi |
| Budget | ₹450 billion (equivalent to ₹630 billion or US$7.6 billion in 2023) initial funding for the development of 50 regional airports [3] ₹5000 per flight (₹30 per seat) levy on trunk routes for the UDAN RCS |
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Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (Hindi for "Let the common citizens of the country fly"), known by its acronym UDAN-RCS (Hindi for "flight") is a regional airport development program of the Government of India and part of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of upgrading under-serviced air routes.RCS scheme consists of setting up Greenfield airports and as well as upgradation of Brownfield airports. Its objective is to make air travel more accessible and contribute to economic development in India.[1][4] At the beginning of the scheme, out of a total of 486 airports, 406 were under-serviced[5] and only 27 were well-served; out of 97 non-RCS airports[6][7] only 12 were operational.[8][7] The UDAN scheme was created to add to this number by expediting the development and operationalization of India's potential target of nearly 425 unserved, under-served, and mostly underdeveloped regional airports with regularly scheduled flights.[9] However, several issues and criticisms of its poor infrastructure,[10] dominance by larger airlines, degradation of regional airlines,[11] and slow implementation[12] have plagued the scheme. In October 2023, India has 149 operational airports for civil aviation, including 30 international, 12 customs, 107 domestic, and few more civil aviation enclaves within military air bases. India is also planning to build the second airports in the big cities to decongest, 6 by 2030, 15 by 2040 and 30 plus by 2047.[13]
UDAN-RCS is integrated with other Government of India schemes, such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Parvatmala, Setu Bharatam, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Industrial corridor, BharatNet, Digital India and Make in India, National e-Governance Plan, Startup India and Standup India.
- ^ a b "GoI AAI's RCS UDAN document (final version), October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Regional Connectivity Scheme" (PDF). civilaviation.gov.in. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
udan10was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik : Civil Aviation Ministry's Regional Connectivity Scheme "UDAN" Launched Today". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 21 October 2016.
- ^ Participating unserved UDAN-RCS airports, Airport Authority of India, Nov 2016.
- ^ Non-RCS airports including well served airports, Airport Authority of India, Nov 2016
- ^ a b "Udan scheme round-II: Government receives 141 proposals for air routes.", Zee Business, 14 November 2017.
- ^ Underserved participating airports at the beginning of UDAN-RCS, Airport Authority of India, Nov 2016.
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OL2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Aviation ministry plans development of 6 ‘Twin City’ airports by 2030, infra.com, 8 oct 2023.