Tag: Regional Connectivity Scheme
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78 new routes approved under UDAN 4.0, North Eastern region, hilly states and islands given priority
This will further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country.
August 27, 2020 -
Regional connectivity levy to come into effect from Sept 1: DGCA
Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said the collection of levy to subsidise the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) will now come into effect from the next month and any amount already paid by airlines under this fund would be adjusted against their accounts. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a notification on Wednesday revising …
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August 30, 2017 -
Government proposes changes in UDAN scheme
The Civil Aviation Ministry is about to go ahead with the second round of bidding for the Regional Connectivity Scheme within six months of having awarded the bids for the first round as it is assured of the scheme's potential. Before that, the ministry has invited suggestions from stakeholders on bringing changes to the scheme …
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May 24, 2017 -
PM Modi launches ‘Udan’, talks of ‘New India’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the ambitious ‘Udan’, a regional connectivity scheme (Udey Desh Ka Har Nagrik) from Shimla to make the air travel affordable to the common man in the country. Holding that his government is laying the foundation of ‘New India’, Modi termed the citizens in the middle class and the middle …
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April 27, 2017 -
UDAN scheme: All you need to know
To make air travel accessible to citizens in regionally important areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the first UDAN flight under Regional Connectivity Scheme in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Three initial flights have been launched in three routes, namely, Shimla-Delhi, Kadapa-Hyderabad and Nanded-Hyderabad. The scheme will not only boost regional connectivity but will …
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April 27, 2017 -
Regional Connectivity Scheme: Government awards 128 air routes
The government on Thursday awarded contracts to five companies to operate flight services on 128 routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RSC) that aims to connect 70 airports. During an event here, Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapati Raju and Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, issued Letters of Award to five airline …
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March 30, 2017 -
Chhattisgarh inks MoU with Aviation Ministry
Chhattisgarh Government today inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Civil Aviation to boost regional air connectivity within the state. The MoU was signed at a function on Thursday evening at the secretariat in the presence of Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, a public …
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September 9, 2016