UDAN Scheme: Centre aims to facilitate 1000 new air routes, set up 100 new airports by 2025

UDAN, which stands for ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’, is a Central government scheme aimed at making air travel affordable. 

New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday (August 19) said that the Central government is democratising air services in the country under the UDAN project. The newly appointed Union minister also noted that efforts are being made to facilitate 1000 new air routes and establish 100 new airports by 2025.  UDAN, which stands for ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’, is a Central government scheme aimed at making air travel affordable. The other aims of the mission are to boost inclusive national economic development, job growth and improve the air transport infrastructure across India. Giving credit to the UDAN scheme, Scindia said that the air traffic to and from Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, his home state, is increasing. “The number of flights from these places would go up to 738 from 424 from September 1,” he added.