Udaan scheme has democratised whole air travel system: Rammohan Naidu

Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu yesterday said that the government is committed to build as many airports as possible across the country.

Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, said, the aspirations of India have changed after the coming of Narendra Modi’s tenure as the Prime Minister in the last 10 years, and is witnessing more airports built in the country.

He also said, the establishment of Udaan scheme has democratised



the whole travel system of air travel enabling the middle and lower class society to aspire for air travel. He said, the increase of air fare is based on the demand driven market.

He also added that 120 crore rupees have been set up for the Production Linked Incentive scheme for drones. The minister said, under this scheme, the government has invested up to 6000 crore investment sector and achieved huge success on this.