Bhagwan Birsa Munda statue and feature wall inaugurated at Ranchi Airport
On 20 May 2026 Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu inaugurated a Bhagwan Birsa Munda statue and feature wall and new passenger facilities at Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi.
Summary
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu inaugurated a Bhagwan Birsa Munda feature wall with statue at Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, on 20 May 2026, in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. The minister also opened the UDAN Yatri Café, an AVSAR counter, a Kids Zone and a Flybrary at the airport. Naidu said the number of airports in India had grown from 74 in 2014 to 165, and that 100 new airports and 200 heliports would be developed under the Modified UDAN scheme. Naidu added that annual air passenger traffic in Jharkhand had grown more than fivefold since 2014.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 20 May 2026, Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
- Inaugurated by
- Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, with MoS Defence Sanjay Seth
- Facilities
- Birsa Munda feature wall with statue, UDAN Yatri Café, AVSAR counter, Kids Zone, Flybrary
- Airports
- 74 in 2014 to 165 now
- Modified UDAN
- 100 new airports and 200 heliports
- Jharkhand
- Air passenger traffic up more than fivefold since 2014
Practice MCQs 2 questions
According to Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu (May 2026), how many new airports and heliports are to be developed under Modified UDAN?
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Correct answer: A — 100 airports and 200 heliports
Naidu said 100 new airports and 200 heliports will be developed under Modified UDAN.
As stated at Ranchi Airport in May 2026, the number of airports in India has grown from 74 in 2014 to how many?
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Correct answer: C — 165
The minister said airports have increased from 74 in 2014 to 165 today.