New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh will have eight new flights from July 16 under the UDAN scheme, which is focused on connecting smaller airports with the rest of the country, announced the Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday.

The new flights will be operated by SpiceJet, he said, tagging the airline in his Twitter post as he made the announcement.

The Civil Aviation Ministry and the aviation industry are committed to taking the UDAN scheme to greater heights, the minister added.

The government has set a target of operationalising 100 unserved and underserved airports under the UDAN scheme, Hardeep Singh Puri, who was the Aviation Minister before Mr Scindia, had mentioned earlier this year. The government also plans to start at least 1,000 air routes under the scheme which is focused on connecting smaller airports, he had said.