UDAN regional connectivity scheme ke 10 saal poore: 687 routes, 95 aerodromes aur 1.72 crore passengers
20 October 2026 ko jaari PIB backgrounder ke anusaar 21 October 2016 ko shuru hui UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) yojana ke tahat 687 routes aur 95 aerodromes chalu hue aur 1.72 crore passengers ne yatra ki; agla phase (Modified UDAN) 4 July 2026 ko shuru hua.
Summary
20 October 2026 ko jaari PIB backgrounder ke anusaar National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 ke tahat 21 October 2016 ko shuru hui Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) das saal poore kar rahi hai. Scheme ke tahat 687 regional routes aur 17 heliports va 2 water aerodromes samet 95 aerodromes chalu hue, 3.68 lakh se zyada flights chali aur 1.72 crore passengers ne yatra ki; 15 October 2026 tak Viability Gap Funding (VGF) ke roop mein Rs 5,091.23 crore diye gaye. Pehli RCS-UDAN flight April 2017 mein Shimla se Delhi chali aur desh mein operational airports 2014 ke 74 se badhkar 166 ho gaye. 4 July 2026 ko shuru hua agla phase, Modified UDAN, Centre-State partnership par zor deta hai, jiske liye 21 MoUs hue aur aerodrome development ke liye Challenge Mode Portal banaya gaya.
Key facts
- Scheme
- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) - Regional Connectivity Scheme
- Shuruaat
- 21 October 2016 (National Civil Aviation Policy 2016)
- Pehli flight
- Shimla-Delhi, April 2017
- Routes chalu
- 687
- Aerodromes chalu
- 95 (17 heliports, 2 water aerodromes samet)
- Passengers
- 1.72 crore; 3.68 lakh+ flights
- VGF disbursed
- Rs 5,091.23 crore (15 October 2026 tak)
- Operational airports
- 74 (2014) se 166
- Agla phase
- Modified UDAN, 4 July 2026 ko shuru; States/UTs aur AAI ke saath 21 MoUs
Background
Modified UDAN ki mukhya baatein (PIB ke anusaar):
- Lagbhag 441 aerodromes ke liye teen saal ka O&M support (Rs 2,577 crore).
- Lagbhag Rs 15 crore prati helipad ki laagat se 200 modern helipads (aath saal mein Rs 3,661 crore).
- Das saal mein airlines ke liye Rs 10,043 crore VGF.
- Pawan Hans ke liye do HAL Dhruv helicopters aur Alliance Air ke liye do HAL Dornier aircraft hetu Rs 400 crore.
Impact ke udaharan: Purnea (Bihar), Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh), Deoghar (Jharkhand) aur Kishangarh (Rajasthan) airports.
Practice MCQs 3 questions
рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реАрдп рдХрдиреЗрдХреНрдЯрд┐рд╡рд┐рдЯреА рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛рди рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд┐рдерд┐ рдХреЛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рдХреА рдЧрдИ рдереА?
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Sahi uttar: C тАФ 21 рдЕрдХреНрдЯреВрдмрд░ 2016
рдЕрдХреНрдЯреВрдмрд░ 2026 рдХреЗ PIB рдмреИрдХрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдЙрдВрдбрд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рджрд╕ рд╡рд░реНрд╖реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛рди рдХреЗ рддрд╣рдд рдХрд┐рддрдиреЗ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реАрдп рдорд╛рд░реНрдЧ рдЪрд╛рд▓реВ рдХрд┐рдП рдЧрдП рд╣реИрдВ?
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Sahi uttar: D тАФ 687
рдЕрдкреНрд░реИрд▓ 2017 рдореЗрдВ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реБрдИ RCS-рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛рди рдХреА рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛рди рдХрд┐рди рджреЛ рд╢рд╣рд░реЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рдереА?
Answer dekho
Sahi uttar: A тАФ рд╢рд┐рдорд▓рд╛ рдФрд░ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА