Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the Regional Connectivity Scheme -Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) has facilitated over 1.56 crore passengers through 3.23 lakh flights in nine years. UDAN scheme was launched on 21st October 2016 under the National Civil Aviation Policy. Addressing an event in New Delhi organised to mark the 9th anniversary of the scheme, Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha highlighted that UDAN has been a transformational initiative aimed at making air travel affordable and accessible to the common citizen. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to continue the scheme beyond April 2027 through an Expanded UDAN Framework, focusing on connectivity with hilly, North-Eastern, and aspirational regions, and the development of around 120 new destinations.

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