Aizawl: Mizoram has bagged “The Most Proactive State” award under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN for its outstanding performance under the Central scheme.
The award was handed over to the state government by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia during the Wings India 2022 Award function held in Hyderabad on March 25, it said. State aviation deputy controller Lalsangpuia received the award on behalf of the state government.
The Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN award is given jointly by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI).
UDAN or ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik’ is a regional connectivity scheme spearheaded by the Government of India . The scheme aims to develop smaller regional airports to allow common citizens easier access to aviation services. It was implemented in 2016.
Under this scheme, the Civil Aviation Ministry has set a target of operationalizing as many as 100 unserved and underserved airports and starting at least 1,000 air routes.
The Ministry has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN. So far, 766 routes have been sanctioned under the UDAN scheme.