New Delhi: Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced a mammoth budgetary support of Rs 4.56 lakh crore to sustain its momentum in infrastructure towards roadways, railways shipping and aviation. However, the current allocation for Civil Aviation at Rs 4,500 crore is down by almost 54 per cent from the revised estimate of Rs 9,700 crore during 2018-2019.
However the Centre gave an 8.84 per cent push to its regional connectivity scheme Ude Des Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) with a budgetary support of Rs 480 crore for 2019-2020 compared to Rs 441 crore (revised estimate) allocated in FY19. Following the launch of its third phase recently, plans are afoot to target overseas destinations too under UDAN.
“Because of UDAN, today an ordinary citizen is also traveling by air. The number of operational airports has crossed 100 with the commissioning of the Pakyong airport in Sikkim,” said Goyal about the scheme that aims to promote low cost carriers to fly on mostly Tier 2 and Tier 3 routes not catered to otherwise. The minister claimed that domestic air traffic in India has doubled in the past five years.
“Infrastructure for Civil Avaition in #NewIndia takes flight! Inspiring growth bekons a sky of limitless possibilities.#BudgetForNewIndia,” tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu.
01/02/19 Tribune
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However the Centre gave an 8.84 per cent push to its regional connectivity scheme Ude Des Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) with a budgetary support of Rs 480 crore for 2019-2020 compared to Rs 441 crore (revised estimate) allocated in FY19. Following the launch of its third phase recently, plans are afoot to target overseas destinations too under UDAN.
“Because of UDAN, today an ordinary citizen is also traveling by air. The number of operational airports has crossed 100 with the commissioning of the Pakyong airport in Sikkim,” said Goyal about the scheme that aims to promote low cost carriers to fly on mostly Tier 2 and Tier 3 routes not catered to otherwise. The minister claimed that domestic air traffic in India has doubled in the past five years.
“Infrastructure for Civil Avaition in #NewIndia takes flight! Inspiring growth bekons a sky of limitless possibilities.#BudgetForNewIndia,” tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu.
01/02/19 Tribune
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