Progress of the UDAN Scheme

Eight additional routes under the regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) have become functional on July 19 and 20, 2019, taking the total number of operational routes to 194, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a statement. “With the addition of eight more routes, the total UDAN routes that are operational as on date have gone up to 194,” it added. The Ministry had launched the UDAN scheme on October 21, 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable to the masses. The routes that have become operational in the recent past include Mysore-Hyderabad-Mysore, Goa-Mysore-Goa, Cochin-Mysore-Cochin and Kolkata-Shillong-Kolkata. A total of 705 routes have been awarded under the UDAN scheme till now by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.