Govt clears ₹28,840 crore revamped UDAN scheme; offers support for airport operations, shifts airline subsidy burden to exchequer

2026-03-25 - 11:40

In a key shift, the subsidy to airlines operating on selected Tier-2 and Tier-3 routes, which was earlier funded through a Regional Connectivity Scheme levy on passengers flying on non UDAN routes, will now be directly borne by the government