Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 900, to be answered on December 4th, 2025, concerns the features of the revised UDAN scheme. Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav and Shri Giridhari Yadav inquired about the current status of the proposal to launch the revised UDAN scheme, the salient features of the revised scheme and the details of 120 new destinations announced under the scheme. Shri Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, responded that the Government has announced the launch of the modified UDAN Scheme to increase regional connectivity to 120 new destinations across the country, to cater to 4 crore passengers over the next 10 years. The scheme will also support helipads and smaller airports in hilly, aspirational, and North East region districts and is presently at the approval stage.
Key Entities Referenced
UDAN Scheme: A scheme to increase regional connectivity to new destinations.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry responsible for matters related to the UDAN scheme.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 900
th
(To be answered on the 4 December 2025)
FEATURES OF REVISED UDAN SCHEME
900. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV SHRI
GIRIDHARI YADAV
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-
(a) the current status of the proposal to launch the revised UDAN scheme as
announced at Serial No. 67 in the Budget for 2025-26;
(b) the salient features of the said revised scheme; and
(c) the details of 120 new destinations announced under the said scheme?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)
(a) to (c): The Government has announced the launch of the modified UDAN
Scheme to increase regional connectivity to 120 new destinations across the country,
to cater to 4 crore passengers over the next 10 years. The scheme will also support
helipads and smaller airports in hilly, aspirational, and North East region districts.
The scheme is presently at the approval stage.
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