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UDAN 4
Why is it in the news?
- The ministry of civil aviation has now launched round 4 of UDAN regional connectivity scheme.
More in the news
- Under UDAN 4, the north eastern region, hill states of himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, islands of Lakshadweep and Andamans will be treated as priority areas.
- About the Scheme:
(1) UDAN(Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is a regional airport development and "Regional Connectivity Scheme" (RCS) of Government of India.
(2) The scheme envisages providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips and airports.
(3) UDAN is a scheme to develop the regional aviation market.
(4) UDAN 2.0 to focus on overseas flights
(5) UDAN 2 will allow the state governments to provide subsidy for international flights to be launched from their states.
Source
The Hindu.