GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies. Context: The UDAN scheme, the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s flagship initiative to provide air connectivity in non-metro tier II and III cities, has been selected for the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020. About UDAN scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme: Launched …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure- airways. Context: So far, the AAI has awarded 948 routes under UDAN, of which 403 routes have taken off that connect 65 airports and 8 heliports. However, some of the routes launched have discontinued. This was because of the failure to set up airports due to lack of …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure- airways. Context: The Government of India has identified 21st October as UDAN Day, the day on which the scheme document was first released. About UDAN scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme: The scheme is aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The Civil Aviation Ministry has announced its agenda over the next 100 days. It includes: Launching 50 new routes under the UDAN scheme. Rationalising the value added tax (VAT) charged on aviation turbine fuel (ATF). About UDAN scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme: The …
