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Narendra Modi will Flag-off First UDAN Flight under RCS tomorrow

| | Apr 27, 2017, at 12:21 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first UDAN flight under RCS on Shimla-Delhi sector on Apr 27.

Simultaneously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also flag off the inaugural UDAN flights on Kadapa – Hyderabad and Nanded-Hyderabad sectors.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation is committed to providing air connectivity to currently underserved and unserved airports.

To make air travel accessible to citizens in regionally important cities, the Ministry launched ‘Ude Deshka Aam Naagrik’ (UDAN) Regional Connectivity Scheme in October, 2016.

The UDAN Scheme was developed through extensive consideration of various issues and consultations with stakeholders.

This is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate regional connectivity through a market-based mechanism. 

The UDAN Scheme is a key component of the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) which was released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 15th June, 2016.

The AAI followed a transparent bidding process by inviting interested bidders and airline operators to submit their Initial Proposals under the provisions of Regional Connectivity Scheme and subsequently inviting counter proposals against such Initial Proposals.

The routes and networks are awarded to bidders who submitted valid proposals and quoted the lowest viability gap funding (VGF) from the government for such routes and networks.

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