New Delhi, India: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Thursday (July 21) informed, “The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country by making air travel affordable to the masses. So far, 425 UDAN routes have been operationalized across the country, connecting 68 UDAN airports including 2 water aerodromes & 8 heliports.“
Year-wise details of air passengers, who have availed the benefit of the UDAN scheme since its inception are given below:
1. 2017-18- 2,63,166
2. 2018-19- 12,40,896
3. 2019-20- 29,91,337
4. 2020-21- 14,98,066
5. 2021-22- 32,99,860
